Education
University of Oxford.
University of Oxford.
Born at Nuneaton, Worcestershire, Branston was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace, making several appearances in first-class cricket. Branston made his debut in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters against Oxford University at the University Parks in 1955. Branston was also a student at the University of Oxford, playing four first-class matches for the university in 1956.
In five appearances in first-class cricket, he scored 32 runs with a top-score of 19, while with the ball he took 9 wickets with best figures of 3/50.
John Branston at ESPNcricinfo
John Branston at CricketArchive.