Patrick Whistler Neate (born 2 May 1946) is an English former cricketer. Neate was a right-handed

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who bowled right-arm

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. He was born at Newbury, Berkshire. Neate made his only first-class appearance for

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in 1966, against

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. Neate scored just 3 runs in the match. Two years prior to playing for Oxford University, Neate made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Berkshire in 1964 against

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. From 1964 to 1979, he represented the county in 77 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came in the 1979 Championship when Berkshire played

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.Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Patrick Neate
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Family

His brother Francis Neate also played first-class matches for Oxford University, as well as playing Minor Counties cricket and

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for Berkshire from 1958 to 1979. Francis Neate was the Berkshire captain from 1971 to 1975, with Patrick playing under him. Their father, also called Francis, played Minor Counties cricket for Berkshire in 1932 and 1933.

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