| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Anthony Brian Palfreman |
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Cambridge University |
| Year1: | 1966 - 1968 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 16 |
| Runs1: | 432 |
| Bat Avg1: | 15.42 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/2 |
| Top Score1: | 67 |
| Deliveries1: | 2,056 |
| Wickets1: | 31 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 37.35 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/63 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 11/– |
| Date: | 24 September |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/18734.html Cricinfo |
Anthony Brian Palfreman (born 27 August 1946) is an English former first-class cricketer and cricket administrator.
Palfreman was born in the village of Ravenshead in Nottinghamshire. He was educated at Nottingham High School,[1] before going up to Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, Palfreman played first-class cricket as an all-rounder for Cambridge University in 1966–68, making sixteen appearances.[3] As a batsman he scored 432 runs at an average of 15.42, with two half centuries and a high score of 67.[4] As a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he took 31 wickets at a bowling average of 37.37, with one five wicket haul of 5 for 63 against Essex at Brentwood in 1966.[5] [6] In addition to playing cricket at Cambridge, he also played football for Cambridge University A.F.C., gaining a blue.[7]
After graduating from Cambridge, Palfreman became a solicitor. He later served as the chairman of the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board.[1]