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Full name | Cecil George Pepper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia | 15 September 1916||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 March 1993 Littleborough, Greater Manchester, England | (aged 76)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg break and googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder, Umpire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1938–1941 | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 25 November 1938 New South Wales v Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last First-class | 4 September 1957 Commonwealth XI v England XI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 22 January 2009 |
Cecil George Pepper (15 September 1916 – 22 March 1993) was an Australian first-class cricketer who became a professional in English league cricket and later a first-class umpire in England. An allrounder, he was the first to complete the double twice in the Central Lancashire League. He once scored 38 runs off an eight-ball over.[1]