John Peter Stuck (born 19 November 1943) is an English

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er who is reported to have scored over 100,000 runs, including more than 200

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. He played

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for

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

, and later in life he represented England at veterans age group level. He is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Stuck was born in

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and played junior cricket for the local clubs in Bures and

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. He attended the local grammar school before moving to

Woodbridge School Woodbridge School is an independent school in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, founded in 1577, for the poor of Woodbridge. It was later supported by the Seckford Foundation. Woodbridge School has been co-educational since September 1974. Histor ...

as a

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. Through the school staff, he obtained a job on the groundstaff at

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. In 1963, Stuck moved to

Clacton-on-Sea Clacton-on-Sea is a seaside town in the Tendring District in the county of Essex, England. It is located on the Tendring Peninsula and is the largest settlement in the Tendring District with a population of 56,874 (2016). The town is situated a ...

where he joined Clacton Cricket Club. He scored over 43,000 runs for Clacton, making 73 centuries for the first XI. Between 1969 and 1979 he was selected to represent

in the Minor Counties Championship, making just one century. He also made a single List A appearance for Suffolk, in the 1978 Gillette Cup, against

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. Stuck continued to play cricket after reaching the age of 50, representing Suffolk over-50s, Essex over-60s and over-70s, and England veterans. In 2005, he scored a century while playing for England in the over-70s Ashes against Australia in Brisbane; he

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with

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, but returned to keep wicket during the Australia innings. He has also umpired in the East Anglian Premier League. He retired from playing in 2000 and 2019, though later returned both times. Stuck also played

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to a high standard, representing England over-60s at the 2004 European Championships.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stuck, John 1943 births Living people English cricketers Suffolk cricketers People educated at Woodbridge School People from Clacton-on-Sea