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Full name | John Richard Martin Branston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England | 20 April 1932||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1956 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 April 2014 |
John Richard Martin Branston (born 20 April 1932) is a former English cricketer active in the mid-1950s. Born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace, making several appearances in first-class cricket.
Branston made his debut in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters against Oxford University at the University Parks in 1955.[1] Branston was also a student at the University of Oxford, playing four first-class matches for the university in 1956.[1] In five appearances in first-class cricket, he scored 32 runs with a top-score of 19, while with the ball he took 9 wickets with best figures of 3/50.[2]