John Michael Hargreaves (born 25 February 1944) is a former English

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er. Hargreaves was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm

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. He was born in Gainsborough,

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. Hargreaves made his debut for

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in the 1963

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against

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. Hargreaves played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1963 to 1981, making 60 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made his only

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appearance against

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in the

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. In this match, he took the wickets of

Brian Luckhurst Brian William Luckhurst (5 February 1939 – 1 March 2005) was an English cricketer, who played his entire county career for Kent County Cricket Club. He played for Kent from 1958 to 1976, usually opening the batting, then in 1985, in an emerge ...

and

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for the cost of 44 runs from 11 overs. With the bat, he was dismissed for 2 runs by Colin Cowdrey. His father, Herbert, also played

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for

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, as well as Minor counties cricket for Suffolk.

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