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Alec Johnson
Anthony Alexander 'Alec' Johnson (born 30 March 1944) is a former English cricketer. Johnson was a right-handed Batsman (cricket), batsman who bowled right-arm Fast bowling, fast-medium. He was born in Loughborough, Leicestershire. Johnson made his first-class cricket, first-class debut for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, Nottinghamshire against Surrey County Cricket Club, Surrey in the 1963 County Championship. He made 25 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Kent County Cricket Club, Kent in the 1966 County Championship. An infrequent player for Nottinghamshire, he took 49 wickets at an bowling average, average of 32.28, with best figures of 4/13. With the bat, he scored 273 runs at a batting average (cricket), batting average of 8.80, with a high score of 45. His List A cricket, List A debut came against Wiltshire County Cricket Club, Wiltshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup, with Johnson making 2 further appearances in that format fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loughborough
Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England, the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and Loughborough University. At the 2011 census the town's built-up area had a population of 59,932 , the second largest in the county after Leicester. It is close to the Nottinghamshire border and short distances from Leicester, Nottingham, East Midlands Airport and Derby. It has the world's largest bell foundry, John Taylor Bellfounders, which made bells for the Carillon War Memorial, a landmark in the Queens Park in the town, of Great Paul for St Paul's Cathedral, and for York Minster. History Medieval The earliest reference to Loughborough occurs in the Domesday Book of 1086, which calls it ''Lucteburne''. It appears as ''Lucteburga'' in a charter from the reign of Henry II, and as ''Luchteburc'' in the Pipe Rolls of 1186. The name is of Old English origin and means "Luhhede's ''burh'' or fortified place". Industrialisation The first sign of ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
