Joseph Makinson (born 25 August 1836 at

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, Salford, Lancashire; died 14 March 1914 at Sale,

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) was an English amateur

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er who played first-class cricket from 1856 to 1873. Joseph Makinson was educated at

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and Trinity College, Cambridge. A right-handed batsman, occasional wicket-keeper and right arm medium pace roundarm bowler who was mainly associated with Cambridge University and Lancashire, he made 27 known appearances in first-class matches. He played for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series. Makinson was

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in 1864, and practised on the Northern Circuit. From 1866 to 1878 he was Deputy Coroner for Manchester and from 1878 until his death in 1914 he was the Stipendiary Magistrate of Salford.

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* H S Altham, ''A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914)'', George Allen & Unwin, 1962 * Arthur Haygarth, ''Scores & Biographies'', Volumes 1-11 (1744-1870), Lillywhite, 1862-72 1836 births 1914 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge English cricketers of 1826 to 1863 English cricketers of 1864 to 1889 Cambridge University cricketers Gentlemen cricketers Lancashire cricketers People from Broughton, Greater Manchester Cricketers from Greater Manchester Sportspeople from the City of Salford Manchester Cricket Club cricketers Gentlemen of the North cricketers Cambridge Town Club cricketers North v South cricketers Stipendiary magistrates (England and Wales) {{England-cricket-bio-1830s-stub

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