Английская Википедия:Francis Booker

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Francis Booker (8 October 1746 – 13 November 1806) was an English first-class cricketer who played at the end of the 18th century.

Booker was born at Eynsford near Sevenoaks in Kent in 1746.[1] He lived his whole life in the village and kept the Soho Inn.Шаблон:Citation needed A left-handed batsman, Booker played in a total of 45 first-class matches between 1773 and 1790. He played 23 of these for Kent sides as well as two for West Kent and two for sides organised by Kent patron the Duke of Dorset. Another 12 were played for England sides.Шаблон:Efn[2]

He was briefly mentioned in John Nyren's book, The Cricketers of My Time, described as one of three players Nyren considered to be "excellent and steady batters, strong hitters, and sure fields".[3] He was noted as a fine hitter of the ball and as a very good outfielder. He was rated a good single wicket player.[4] He scored 835 first-class runs and took at least seven wickets.Шаблон:Efn[1]

Booker died in 1806 at Eynsford. He was 60 years of age.[1]

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  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Francis Booker, CricInfo. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  2. ↑ Francis Booker, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-03-20. Шаблон:Subscription
  3. ↑ Nyren J The Cricketers of My Time in Lucas EV ed (1907) The Hambledon Men, p. 60. London: Henry Frowde. (Available online at Wikisource. Retrieved 2022-03-20.)
  4. ↑ Haygarth A (1862) Scores & Biographies, vol. 1 (1744–1826), p. 7. Lillywhite
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