John Edward Naylor (11 December 1930 – 26 June 1996) was an English

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er, who played one match for

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in 1953, a year when he also appeared for the Second XI. Born in

Thurcroft Thurcroft is a village and civil parish situated south-east of Rotherham in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. From 1902 to 1991, it was a mining community. It has a population of 5,296, increasing to 6,900 at ...

, near

Rotherham Rotherham () is a large minster and market town in South Yorkshire, England. The town takes its name from the River Rother which then merges with the River Don. The River Don then flows through the town centre. It is the main settlement of ...

, Yorkshire, England, Naylor's only game was against

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Headingley Headingley is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road. Headingley is the location of the Beckett Park campus of Leeds Beckett University and Headingle ...

in the

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. He bowled 35 overs for 84 runs in the first innings, and seven more overs for four runs in the second, with his slow left arm orthodox spin. He failed to take a wicket, although he did catch David Kitson off the bowling of Harry Halliday for 15. Naylor died in June 1996, in

Bramhall Bramhall is a suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Cheshire, it had a population of 17,436 at the 2011 Census.Bramhall South and Bramhall North Wards History The Anglo-Saxon m ...

Stockport Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. Most of the town is within ...

, Greater Manchester.

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1930 births 1996 deaths Yorkshire cricketers People from Thurcroft Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham Cricketers from South Yorkshire English cricketers {{england-cricket-bio-1930s-stub