John Hall Joyce (5 December 1868 – 17 April 1938) was an English cricketer. He was born in

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, and was a right-handed

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and a right-arm

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bowler. Joyce made a single first-class appearance for

against the

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in 1894. In that match, the Marylebone Cricket Club scored 124 in their first innings, during which Joyce bowled 6 wicketless overs and took 2 catches. Leicestershire responded with 286 in their first innings, and Joyce contributed 18 runs before being dismissed by Jack Mee. In the Marylebone Cricket Club's second innings of 254, he took the wickets of

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and Francis Ramsay, ending with figures of 2/33 from 8 overs. Leicestershire successfully chased down their target of 93 with 8 wickets remaining, which meant Joyce didn't have to bat again. This marked his sole major appearance for Leicestershire. He died at

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on 17 April 1938. His brothers,

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and

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, both played first-class cricket.

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