Neville Foster
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Neville John Acland Foster (1890–1978) was an English cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman,[2] he was the youngest of seven brothers to play first-class cricket for Worcestershire, though his county cricket was restricted to two seasons as he spent most of his life in Malaya.[3]
Biography
Born on 28 September 1890 in Malvern,[2] Foster played twice for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements in 1911 and 1912,[4] he made his first-class debut for his native Worcestershire in May 1914 when he played in a County Championship match against Middlesex. He played in two further matches that season.[5]
Back in Malaya, he played a third match for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements in Kuala Lumpur in 1922,[4] before returning to England for his final season of first-class cricket. He played five County Championship matches for Worcestershire that season,[5] his availability restricted by a side injury.[3] The remainder of his recorded cricket career took place in Malaya,[4] eventually captaining the Federated Malay States[3] for whom he played six more times, five times against the Straits Settlements and once against Hong Kong.[4]
He also played three times for the combined Malaya cricket team, playing against Hong Kong in 1926, and against Hong Kong and Shanghai in 1927.[4] He died on 8 January 1978 in Malvern, the last survivor of his cricket playing brothers. His wife's name was Ratana Yuok.[3]
References
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- ↑ Cricinfo profile
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- ↑ a b c d Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1979, Obituaries in 1978
- ↑ a b c d e Other matches played by Neville Foster at CricketArchive
- ↑ a b First-class matches played by Neville Foster at CricketArchive
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