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Sydney Starkie

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Sydney Starkie
Personal information
Born(1926-04-04)4 April 1926
Burnley, Lancashire
Died18 September 2017(2017-09-18) (aged 91)
Amersham, Buckinghamshire
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951–1956Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 95
Runs scored 857
Batting average 10.71
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 60
Balls bowled 13,547
Wickets 166
Bowling average 34.24
5 wickets in innings 6
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 6/33
Catches/stumpings 64/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 April 2023

Sydney Starkie (4 April 1926 – 18 September 2017) was an English professional cricketer who spent a six-season career at Northamptonshire.[1][2]

Starkie was born at Burnley, Lancashire and died at Amersham, Buckinghamshire.[3]

Starkie was an off-break bowler, and he played in 95 first-class games from 1951 to 1956. He is also remembered for one batting feat: in 1955 Starkie and Raman Subba Row set a Northamptonshire club record of 156 for the highest ninth-wicket partnership. Starkie was awarded his county cap in 1954.[4]

Death

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Starkie died on 18 September 2017 at the age of 91 at Amersham, Buckinghamshire.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Sydney Starkie profile". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Sydney Starkie profile". Espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Deaths: Sydney Starkie". Daily Telegraph. 23 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Sydney Starkie". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2017.