John Heath (cricketer, born 1978)
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| Full name | John Alexander Heath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 June 1978 Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Duncan Heath (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Cambridge UCCE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Lincolnshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Alexander Heath (born 1 June 1978) is an English former first-class cricketer.
Heath was born at Grimsby and was educated at Sir John Nelthorpe School, before going up to Pembroke College, Cambridge to study East German literature.[1] While at Cambridge he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge UCCE against Surrey in 2002 at Fenner's.[2][notes 1] He later played two first-class matches for Cambridge University, the first later in 2002 against Oxford University, and the second against the same opposition in 2003.[2] He scored 43 runs across his two matches for Cambridge University,[3] while with his right-arm medium pace bowling he took 2 wickets.[4] He gained a cricket blue and graduated with a PhD.[1]
Heath played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire in 2002, making a single appearance at Grantham against Hertfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship.[5] His brother, Duncan, also played first-class cricket.
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ Cambridge UCCE differed from Cambridge University Cricket Club in that it was open to students at Anglia Ruskin University, whereas Cambridge University Cricket Club is exclusively for students of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b "Player profile: John Heath". Cambridge University Cricket Club. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by John Heath". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Heath". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Heath". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Heath". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2019.