John Sullivan (Lancashire cricketer)

John Sullivan (5 February 1945 – 22 February 2006) was an English cricketer.[1] He played for Lancashire as a right-handed middle-order batter and a right-arm medium-pace swing and seam bowler between 1963 and 1976.[2]

John Sullivan
Personal information
Born(1945-02-05)5 February 1945
Stalybridge, Cheshire, England
Died22 February 2006(2006-02-22) (aged 61)
Oldham, Greater Manchester
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-pace
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963–1976Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 154 139
Runs scored 4,286 2365
Batting average 20.50 21.50
100s/50s 0/18 0/9
Top score 81* 76*
Balls bowled 4,948 2,847
Wickets 76 113
Bowling average 29.15 17.50
5 wickets in innings 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/19 5/22
Catches/stumpings 85/0 28/0
Source: Cricinfo, 30 July 2013

Sullivan's obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack states that he was "arguably the first player to be branded a one-day specialist", and he was an integral and important part of the Lancashire side that won the first two 40-over Sunday League competitions in 1969 and 1970 and won the Gillette Cup knock-out tournament for an unprecedented three consecutive seasons from 1970 to 1972.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Lancs mourn all-rounder Sullivan". BBC News. 7 April 2006.
  2. ^ "John Sullivan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  3. ^ Obituaries in 2006. 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2023. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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