Sheldon Curtly John (born 27 August 1991) is a

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er. John is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm

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. He was born at Tortola. In February 2008, the

were invited to take part in the 2008 Stanford 20/20, whose matches held official

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status. John made a single appearance in the tournament against

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in a preliminary round defeat, with John being dismissed for 4 runs by

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. In Dominica's innings, he bowled four wicketless overs which conceded 30 runs.

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