Sydney Starkie
Sydney Starkie (4 April 1926 – 18 September 2017) was an English professional cricketer who spent a six-season career at Northamptonshire.[1][2]
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| Born | 4 April 1926 Burnley, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 September 2017 (aged 91) Amersham, Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm (Off-break) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–56 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 August 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starkie was born at Burnley, Lancashire and died at Amersham, Buckinghamshire.[3]
Starkie was an off-break bowler, and he played in 95 first-class games from 1951 to 1956. He is also remembered for one batting feat: in 1955 Starkie and Raman Subba Row set a Northamptonshire club record of 156 for the highest ninth-wicket partnership. Starkie was awarded his county cap in 1954.[4]
Death
Starkie died on 18 September 2017 at the age of 91 at Amersham, Buckinghamshire.[3]
References
- "Sydney Starkie profile". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- "Sydney Starkie profile". Espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- "Deaths: Sydney Starkie". Daily Telegraph. 23 September 2017.
- "Sydney Starkie". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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