John Nye (cricketer)

John Kent Nye (23 May 1914 – 26 January 2002) was an English cricketer active from 1934 to 1947 who played for Sussex. He was born in Isfield, Sussex and died in Chichester. He appeared in 99 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled left arm fast medium. He scored 885 runs with a highest score of 55 and took 304 wickets with a best performance of six for 95.[1] Nye moved to Kenya after finishing with Sussex in 1947.[2]

John was a top class International and County Road walker and champion and often took part in the 53 mile London to Brighton walk, which he won twice.[3]

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References
  1. "John Nye", archive.vn, archived from the original on 1 December 2013, retrieved 22 May 2020
  2. Playfair, p.100.
  3. "A Man for all Seasons – Member Profile, John Nye", Kent Cricket, retrieved 22 May 2020
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