Neil French (cricketer)
{{Short description|English cricketer (1964–2025)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Neil French
| image =
| country = England
| fullname = Neil French
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1964|7|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Warsop, Nottinghamshire, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|1|11|1964|7|18|df=yes}}
| death_place =
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role =
| family = Bruce French (brother)
Jake Ball (nephew)
| club1 = Lincolnshire
| year1 = 1988–1995
| columns = 1
| column1 = List A
| matches1 = 3
| runs1 = 26
| bat avg1 = 8.66
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 18
| deliveries1 = 210
| wickets1 = 2
| bowl avg1 = 80.50
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/56
| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
| date = 18 January
| year = 2025
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17650/17650.html CricketArchive
|}}
Neil French (18 July 1964 – 11 January 2025) was an English cricketer. French was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
Career
French was born in Warsop, Nottinghamshire. He made his debut for Lincolnshire in the 1988 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Cumberland. French played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1988 to 1995, which included 31 Minor Counties Championship matches{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17650/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Neil French|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=25 June 2011}} and 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17650/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Neil French|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=25 June 2011}} He made his List A debut against Lancashire in the 1988 NatWest Trophy. He played two further List A matches for Lincolnshire, against Gloucestershire in the 1990 NatWest Trophy and Glamorgan in the 1994 NatWest Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17650/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Neil French|work=CricketArchive|accessdate=25 June 2011}} In his three matches, he scored 26 runs at an average of 8.66, with a high score of 18.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17650/a_Batting_by_Team.html|title=List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Neil French|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=25 June 2011}} With the ball, he took two wickets at an expensive bowling average of 80.50, with best figures of 1/56.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17650/a_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=List A Bowling For Each Team by Neil French|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=25 June 2011}}
Personal life and death
French's brother, Bruce, played Test cricket for England. French died on 11 January 2025, at the age of 60.{{cite web |title=Neil French |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Nottinghamshire/Players/17/17650/17650.html |website=Cricket Archive |access-date=21 January 2025}}
References
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External links
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Category:Cricketers from Nottinghamshire
Category:Lincolnshire cricketers
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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