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| Full name | John William Arthur Stephenson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 August 1907 Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 May 1982 (aged 74) Mare Hill, Pulborough, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928/29–1930/31 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1930/31 | Madras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934–1939 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 | Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 21 October 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lieutenant Colonel John William Arthur Stephenson DSO (1 August 1907 – 20 May 1982) was a Hong-Kong-born English first-class cricketer who played in India and England from the late 1920s until shortly after the Second World War. His Wisden obituarist opined that "there would always have been fewer empty grounds" had more players been like him.[1] He was also a British Army officer, who saw service in the Second World War.