John William Dolignon (1813 – 15 June 1896) was an English

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er of the nineteenth century. A batsman of unknown

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, Dolignon was born in

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, Norfolk, and played for the

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and his ''alma mater''

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. His first-class matches took place between 1832 and 1844. An amateur player, Dolignon was also an alumnus of, and cricketer for,

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as well as

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. He played non-first-class cricket for

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between 1844 and 1848, and his final match was a

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game at

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, where he represented the former.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dolignon, John 1813 births 1896 deaths People from Dersingham Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford People educated at Eton College Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Oxford University cricketers English cricketers Gentlemen cricketers Cricketers from Norfolk