John Joyce (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1868
Place of Birth: Blackfordby, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 17-Apr-1938
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About John Joyce (cricketer)
- John Hall Joyce (5 December 1868 – 17 April 1938) was an English cricketer.
- Joyce was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.
- He was born at Blackfordby, Leicestershire. Joyce made a single first-class appearance for Leicestershire against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1894.
- The Marylebone Cricket Club made 124 in their first-innings, during which Joyce bowled 6 wicketless overs and took 2 catches.
- Leicestershire made 286 in their first-innings response, with Joyce scoring 18 runs before he was dismissed by Jack Mee.
- In the Marylebone Cricket Club's second-innings of 254, he took the wickets of Frederic Geeson and Francis Ramsay, finishing with figures of 2/33 from 8 overs.
- Leicestershire reached their victory target of 93 with 8 wickets in hand, meaning Joyce wasn't required to bat again.
- This was his only major appearance for Leicestershire. He died at Vence in France on 17 April 1938.
- His brothers, Francis and Ralph, both played first-class cricket.
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