John Edward Timms (3 November 1906 – 18 March 1980) was an English
first-class cricketer who played for
Northamptonshire. He was a right-handed middle order
batsman and a part time right arm medium pace bowler.
Timms made his first-class debut in 1925, aged 18 and scored his maiden
century
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the following season. He passed 1,000
runs in a season on 11 occasions during his career with a best of 1629 runs in 1934 which he made at an
average of 34.65. That year he also made his highest score for Northamptonshire, 213 against Worcestershire at Stourbridge.
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1906 births
1980 deaths
English cricketers
Northamptonshire cricketers
North v South cricketers
Place of birth missing