Dennis A'Court
Welsh cricketer (1937–2021)
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Full name | Dennis George A'Court | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1937-07-27)27 July 1937 Markham, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 May 2021(2021-05-23) (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1960–1963 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive |
Dennis George A'Court (27 July 1937 – 23 May 2021) was a Welsh-born cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. A right-arm medium-fast bowler and a right-handed tail-end batsman, he played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire between 1960 and 1963.[1][2] He was born in Markham in Monmouthshire, a former mining village.
He took 145 first-class wickets, with a best of 6 for 25 against the South African tourists in 1960: Wisden noted that he "shocked the South Africans with his accuracy, liveliness, and disconcerting swing and movement of the ball."[3][4] He took five wickets in an innings on five occasions.[2]