Jeremy Paul Aubrey George Janion (born 25 September 1946) was a

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who represented

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in twelve matches between 1971 and 1975. Janion was educated at

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. He played for Saffron Walden,

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and London Counties before beginning his test career with an appearance for England U-25s against

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in 1970. He later left Bedford for

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from where he won the last of his England caps. He was a member of the Richmond team that won the

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in 1974 and then played for Eastern Counties in the 1975

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final.

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