Rex Alan Gautrey (6 January 1928 – 8 December 2001) was an English

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er and footballer. Gautrey was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. He was born at Cottenham, Cambridgeshire.

Cricket career

Gautrey made his debut for Cambridgeshire in the 1949

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against

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. From 1949 to 1972, he represented the county in 104 Minor Counties matches, with his final Minor Counties appearance coming against Lincolnshire. Gautrey also represented Cambridgeshire in List-A cricket, making his debut in that format of the game for the county against Essex in the

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. He represented Cambridgeshire in a further 3 List-A matches, with his final List-A match coming against Yorkshire in the

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. In his 4 List-A matches, he scored 74 runs at a batting average of 18.50, with a high score of 75. Behind the

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he took 2

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.List-A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rex Gautrey
/ref> Gautrey also captained Cambridgeshire on a number of occasions.

Football career

Gautrey also played football for Histon and for Cambridgeshire itself. Gautrey died on 8 December 2001.

References

External links

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