Neil Priestley
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| Full name | Neil Priestley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 June 1961 Blyborough, Lincolnshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Jess Priestley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1989 | Minor Counties | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1990 | Lincolnshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 July 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Neil Priestley (born 23 June 1961) is a former English
batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Blyborough
, Lincolnshire.
Career
Priestley made a single
stumpings.[2]
He made no further appearances for Northamptonshire.
He later made his debut for
fifty, came in the match against Gloucestershire.[7]
It was however for the
Minor Counties cricket team that Priestley made the majority of his List A appearances for, debuting for the team in the 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup against Northamptonshire. He made 5 further appearances for the team, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup.[5] In these 6 List A matches, he scored 95 runs at an average of 15.83, with a high score of 37. Behind the stumps he took 4 catches and made 2 stumpings.[6]
Neil Played club cricket for Scunthorpe Town cricket club for several years, making his debut for their premier league 1st XI side in 1979. In 1980 the family made local headlines when Scunthorpe Town became the first county league side to play 4 members of the same family in a game. Neil played alongside father Geoff, and his two brothers Mark (Born 1959) and David (Born 1964). His brothers both went on to both have trials at Somerset, organised by Ian Botham, who lived at Epworth at the time and was a friend of the family.[8]
References
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Neil Priestley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Northamptonshire v Sri Lankans, 1981". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Neil Priestley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Neil Priestley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ a b "List A Matches played by Neil Priestley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ a b "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Neil Priestley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Neil Priestley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ Epworth Bells 25/07/1980, page 20, Title "Future looks bright for Cricketing Brothers"
External links
- Neil Priestley at ESPNcricinfo
- Neil Priestley at CricketArchive