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Was an English professional association football player. He played for Aberdare Athletic, Gillingham

Was an English professional association football player. He played for Aberdare Athletic, Gillingham and Lincoln City between 1921 and 1925, making over 100 appearances in the Football League.

Was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was a first-class cricketer who played five times for Somerset in the 1930 English cricket season an

Was a first-class cricketer who played five times for Somerset in the 1930 English cricket season and set a record that appears not to have been surpassed. Clark, a local club cricketer in Weston and a locomotive driver with the Great Western Railway, was called into the Somerset side for five matches when regular wicketkeeper Wally Luckes was ill. He took eight catches, and Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1931 said that he "rendered useful service in that capacity".

Was an English cricketer. Walker was born in Southgate and he was the fourth of seven cricket playin

Was an English cricketer. Walker was born in Southgate and he was the fourth of seven cricket playing brothers - the Walkers of Southgate. He played first-class cricket as a right-handed batsman and a round-arm right-arm bowler for MCC (1855-1861) and a M

Son of Herbert Haldane Somers-Cocks by Blanche Margaret Standish Clogstoun. He was an Army Officer i

Son of Herbert Haldane Somers-Cocks by Blanche Margaret Standish Clogstoun. He was an Army Officer in World War I, a British administrator and served as the 16th Governor of the State of Victoria, Australia between 1926 and 1931. Lord Somers was also an a

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905 and 1906. Hogg was bo

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905 and 1906. Hogg was born in Pentrich, the son of John Hogg, a coal miner and his wife Ann. He made his first appearance for Derbyshire during the 1905 County Championship in a

Was an English tennis player. Lowe competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics in both singles and doubles.

Was an English tennis player. Lowe competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics in both singles and doubles. In 1919 Lowe was runner-up in the Australian Open Men's Doubles with his partner James Anderson.

Was a British industrialist, first-class cricketer, Rugby Union international and Conservative Party

Was a British industrialist, first-class cricketer, Rugby Union international and Conservative Party politician. Heath played for his school;Gloucestershire, making his debut in 1875, just after leaving school; Oxford University; and Middlesex. He was als

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a full back. Hudgell played for Non League si

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a full back. Hudgell played for Non League side Eton Manor before signing for Crystal Palace in 1946.[1] He made 25 league appearances for Crystal Palace scoring a single goal.

Was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for various clubs in the 1900s.Born i

Was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for various clubs in the 1900s.Born in Birkenhead, he started his career with his local club Birkenhead F.C. before joining Tranmere Rovers. In May 1907, he moved to Bolton Wanderers for a season (in which he failed to make a first team appearance) before moving to the south coast to join Southern League Southampton in the summer of 1908.

Was an English professional football player.

Was an English professional football player.

Was a retired English football player born in Barnsley. He played for Leeds United and Newport Count

Was a retired English football player born in Barnsley. He played for Leeds United and Newport County. He scored almost 100 goals in his career with over 80 of them at Leeds. This included three consecutive years as Leeds' leading scorer.

Was a Dutch chess player and study composer.He took 3rd in Dutch Chess Championship in 1939, took 4t

Was a Dutch chess player and study composer.He took 3rd in Dutch Chess Championship in 1939, took 4th at Beverwijk 1940 (the 3rd Hoogovens, won by Max Euwe), won at Beverwijk 1941 (the 4th Hoogovens), and shared 2nd, after Arnold van den Hoek, at Beverwij

Was an English footballer who played as an outside right for Small Heath Alliance, later to become B

Was an English footballer who played as an outside right for Small Heath Alliance, later to become Birmingham City, from the foundation of the club in 1875 until his career was ended by injury in 1887.

Was an English cricketer. Duncan was a right-handed batsman. Duncan made his first-class debut for H

Was an English cricketer. Duncan was a right-handed batsman. Duncan made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1878 against Kent. Duncan's second and last first-class match came against Sussex in 1883.

Is a professional basketball player. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (32nd ove

Is a professional basketball player. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (32nd overall pick) in the 2000 NBA Draft, and played collegiately at Indiana University, where he was named Big Ten Co-MVP and first team all-American during his senior year, averaging 19.7 ppg.

Was an English cricketer. Jaques was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break and medium pace. Ja

Was an English cricketer. Jaques was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break and medium pace. Jaques made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club on their tour to the West Indies, playing his first match for the club against Barbados. Ja

Was an English first-class cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire before becoming an umpire. In ad

Was an English first-class cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire before becoming an umpire. In addition to cricket he was also an accomplished football goalkeeper who played over 100 games in the Football League before turning his hand to management. J

Was a British Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Jeremy Tree embarked on a career in racing in 1947. He

Was a British Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Jeremy Tree embarked on a career in racing in 1947. He began training on his own at Newmarket Racecourse in 1952 then the following set relocated to stables at Beckhampton, Wiltshire. He won his first Classic

Was an English cricketer, rugby union player and soldier. A right-handed batsman, right-arm underarm

Was an English cricketer, rugby union player and soldier. A right-handed batsman, right-arm underarm medium pace bowler and occasional wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket for various teams between 1897 and 1914, predominately for Essex. His othe

Was an English cricketer. Luard was a right-handed batsman. Luard made his first-class debut for Glo

Was an English cricketer. Luard was a right-handed batsman. Luard made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Kent. From 1892 to 1896, Luard played 42 first-class matches for the county, with his final first-class match in his first spell at th

Was an English cricketer. Hayward was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg-break googly. He was bor

Was an English cricketer. Hayward was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg-break googly. He was born in Christchurch, Hampshire. Hayward represented Hampshire in four first-class matches, the first of which came in 1925 against Middlesex. Hayward's final

Jack Johnson and nicknamed the “Galveston Giant”, was an American boxer and arguably the best re

Jack Johnson and nicknamed the “Galveston Giant”, was an American boxer and arguably the best really big heavyweight of his generation.

Was an Australian Test cricketer who played nine Tests for Australia.

Was an Australian Test cricketer who played nine Tests for Australia.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium-fast bowler who played fo

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Wiltshire. Spencer made a single List A appearance for the team, during the 1984 season, having made a single Second XI appearance for Gloucestershire te