John Hings
English cricketer
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John Preston Hings (22 November 1910 – September 1999) was an English cricketer. Hings was a right-handed batsman whose bowling style is unknown. He was born at Leicester, Leicestershire.
Fullname
John Preston Hings
Born22 December 1910
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
DiedSeptember 1999 (aged 88–89)
Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
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| Full name | John Preston Hings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 December 1910 Leicester, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | September 1999 (aged 88–89) Loughborough, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | John Hings, Sr. (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 March 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hings made two first-class appearances for Leicestershire in the 1934 County Championship against Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire.[1] In his two first-class appearances, Hings scored a total of 18 runs at an average of 4.50, with a high score of 10.[2]
He died at Loughborough, Leicestershire, sometime in September 1999. His father, John, Sr., played first-class cricket in South Africa.
