Full name John Richard Painter 1884 South Batting style Right-hand 1885 Lord Sheffield's XI | Bowling style Right-arm fast Name John Painter 1881-1897 Gloucestershire Role Cricketer | |
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Born 11 November 1856 ( 1856-11-11 ) Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England Died September 16, 1900, Bourton-on-the-Water, United Kingdom | ||
John Richard Painter (born 11 November 1856 in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire - d.16 September 1900 Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire) was an English cricketer who played professionally for Gloucestershire, South, Lord Sheffield's XI and an England XI.
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Playing career
Painter began his professional career with Lancashire club Clitheroe before joining Gloucestershire in 1881. Between 1881 and 1897 he played 192 matches for the county. In August 1894, the match played at Clifton College Close Ground between Gloucestershire and Middlesex was awarded to him as a benefit.
Later life
In 1895, he opened a cricket and athletic store in Clifton, Bristol. When he died in 1900 at the age of 43, he left a widow and two children.
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