John William Norman (born 22 August 1936) is an
English retired dentist and former first-class
cricket
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er.
Born at
Maidstone, Norman was educated at
Downside School, before moving to
Millfield School in September 1954 in order to improve his chances of entering the
University of Cambridge to study medicine.
He played
rugby union at Millfield as a
scrum-half, a position he had played in for three years at Downside.
He succeeded in entering Cambridge University, where he graduated from as a dentist in 1956.
While at Cambridge he played two
first-class cricket matches as a
wicket-keeper for
Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1957, against
Kent and
Middlesex. He later played a
Minor Counties Championship
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match for
Berkshire
Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...
in 1966.
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1936 births
Living people
Cricketers from Maidstone
People educated at Downside School
People educated at Millfield
Alumni of the University of Cambridge
English cricketers
Cambridge University cricketers
Berkshire cricketers
English dentists
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