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Was a Japanese-born English cricketer who played for Hampshire. He was born in Nagasaki and died in

Was a Japanese-born English cricketer who played for Hampshire. He was born in Nagasaki and died in Middle Deal. Maundrell made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1900 County Championship, against Derbyshire. From the middle order, h

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler who played 107 tim

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler who played 107 times for Worcestershire between 1909 and 1925, captaining the county in 1914, 1919 and 1922. He also made three first-class appearances for HK Foster's XI.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium pace bowler who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Nottingham and died in Long Clawson. Heymann made a single first-class appearance, during the 1905 season, against Mid

Was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1867 and 1871 and for Derbyshire between

Was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1867 and 1871 and for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1878. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871. In 1871 Hickton decided to move to Derbyshire and join the new

Was a noted English cricketer of the mid-Georgian period. Hodsoll lived at Dartford for some years a

Was a noted English cricketer of the mid-Georgian period. Hodsoll lived at Dartford for some years and was a tanner. According to the description of him in Cricket, An Heroic Poem (1745) by James Love, Hodsoll was a fast (underarm) bowler and also a usefu

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Brighton. Hodson made a single first-

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Brighton. Hodson made a single first-class appearance, during the 1808 season, against England. Batting in the tailend. Another William Hodson, of unknown relation, played first-class cricket

Was an English footballer who played at outside right, winning the Football League championship with

Was an English footballer who played at outside right, winning the Football League championship with Sunderland in 1901–02, before moving to Scotland where he won the Scottish League title three times with Rangers. He also made three appearances for England in 1902.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born and died in Dunedin. Holdaway made a s

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born and died in Dunedin. Holdaway made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1918-19 season, against Southland. From the lower-middle order, he scored 9 runs in the first innings

Is a former pitcher with a 9-year career from 1979 to 1987. He played for the Chicago Cubs of the Na

Is a former pitcher with a 9-year career from 1979 to 1987. He played for the Chicago Cubs of the National League and Seattle Mariners, Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays all of the American League. One of the wackier players to play the game, Caudill was also one of baseball's top closers from 1982 to 1985. He had a career-high 36 saves for the Athletics in 1984 and finished second that year in the American League behind Dan Quisenberry of the Kansas City Royals who had 44. Nicknamed "the Inspector" after inspecting the Mariners bats for unused hits and discarding those he deemed empty, the Pink Panther Theme soon played over the Kingdome loudspeakers when he was summoned from the Mariners' bullpen

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1908. Thompson was born in

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1908. Thompson was born in Spondon, Derbyshire. He played one game for Derbyshire during the 1908 County Championship season, against Leicestershire.

Was an NBA basketball player and coach probably best known as the head coach of the New York Knicks

Was an NBA basketball player and coach probably best known as the head coach of the New York Knicks from 1967 to 1982. Holzman helped lead the Knicks to two NBA Championships in 1970 and 1973, and was elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985.

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played eleven times for the Ireland cricket team

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played eleven times for the Ireland cricket team between 1861 and 1878 and also played nine first-class matches, mostly for the MCC. Hone made his debut for Ireland in September 1861, playing against I Zi

Between 1889 and 1905, was a British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 18

Between 1889 and 1905, was a British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 until 1906 when he was raised to the peerage. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury between 1895 and 1902 and as Chancellor of the Duchy

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1823 to 1833. A right-hand

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1823 to 1833. A right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he was mainly associated with Sussex and made 26 known appearances in first-class matches, including 5 for the Pla

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1828. He was mainly ass

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1828. He was mainly associated with Cambridge University and made 4 known appearances in first-class matches.

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Hampshire

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Hampshire in July 1924. Batting near the bottom of the order he made 4 in the first innings and 3 in the second.

Was an amateur English cricketer. Hounsell represented pre-county club Hampshire in two first-class

Was an amateur English cricketer. Hounsell represented pre-county club Hampshire in two first-class matches, the both of which came against All England Eleven in 1849 and 1850. Hounsell also represented pre-county club Dorset in numerous non first-class m

Was an English cricketer who played in one Test in 1934. Levett was a gentleman farmer from an old K

Was an English cricketer who played in one Test in 1934. Levett was a gentleman farmer from an old Kentish family who owned hops farms for many years. Levett personally oversaw the amount of hops added to beer.

Is a retired American basketball player.

Is a retired American basketball player.

Was an English professional football (soccer) player.Shortly after World War II Russell joined Gilli

Was an English professional football (soccer) player.Shortly after World War II Russell joined Gillingham, then a non-league team. He scored 98 goals in just 126 games for the Kent side prior to their return to the Football League in 1950, including a haul of nine goals in a match against Gloucester City in the 1946–47 season, a club record for a single match which stands to this day.

Was an English cricketer. Spottiswoode was a right-handed batsman who was an underarm slow, although

Was an English cricketer. Spottiswoode was a right-handed batsman who was an underarm slow, although with which arm he bowled is unknown. Spottiswoode made his 2 first-class appearances for Kent in 1890 against Yorkshire and Gloucestershire.

Was an English cricketer, footballer, stockbroker and administrator.He won seven Amateur Internation

Was an English cricketer, footballer, stockbroker and administrator.He won seven Amateur International football caps and as well as gaining blues at Cambridge for both cricket and football, played 46 first-class matches for Middlesex as a right-handed batsman between 1932 and 1947.

Was an South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1896.

Was an South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1896.

Was an English cricketer. Humphrey was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. Hu

Was an English cricketer. Humphrey was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. Humphrey made his first-class debut for Surrey against Sussex in 1864. Humphrey represented Surrey in four first-class matches in 1864, the last of which cam

Was a Scottish footballer who played most of his career with Motherwell.Hunter joined Motherwell fro

Was a Scottish footballer who played most of his career with Motherwell.Hunter joined Motherwell from Edinburgh Norton in 1957. Although usually played as an inside left, he also played occasionally as a winger, and was compared favourably to Gordon Smith for his performance in that role.[1]