John Tanner Neve (2 October 1902 – 7 July 1976) was an English

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er. A right-handed

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and right-arm

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bowler, he played one first-class match for the

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in 1936.

Career

In 1926, Neve played for the

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against the

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in Kuala Lumpur. Nine years later, in 1935, he played for the MCC against

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.Miscellaneous matches played by John Neve
at CricketArchive In 1936, he played his only first-class game, for the MCC against Ireland in Dublin. The following year he played for the MCC on a tour of Canada.

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1977
Obituaries in 1976
/ref> In 1938, he played for the MCC against Ireland in Dublin, and for the

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against Sir J Cahn's XI.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Neve, John 1902 births 1976 deaths English cricketers Straits Settlements cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers People from Benenden People educated at Cheltenham College Cricketers from Gloucestershire Cricketers from Kent 20th-century English sportsmen