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He was born in Horsham and died in Hexham.
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Jack Oakes
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He appeared in 128 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled off breaks (OB). He scored 4,410 runs with a highest score of 151, one of two centuries, and took 166 wickets with a best performance of seven for 64. Oakes had a long association with club cricket and became a groundsman after he retired as a player, serving for many years at Formica Limited in Tynemouth, as well as the broader De Louisiana Rue group, where Robin Marlar also made his mark.
He was the younger brother of Charles Oakes.
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Died
July 4, 1997 (aged 81) -
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United Kingdom