Michael Bushby Explained

Michael Bushby
Fullname:Michael Howard Bushby
Birth Date:29 July 1931
Birth Place:Macclesfield, Cheshire
Death Place:Maidstone, Kent, England
Batting:Right-handed
Club1:Cambridge University
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:46
Runs1:1,919
Bat Avg1:24.92
100S/50S1:3/6
Top Score1:113
Deliveries1:16
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:11.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/7
Catches/Stumpings1:12/–
Date:14 February
Year:2020
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10210.html Cricinfo

Michael Howard Bushby (29 July 1931 – 8 February 2020) was an English cricketer. He played 43 first-class matches for Cambridge University Cricket Club between 1952 and 1954.[1] [2]

An opening batsman, Mike Bushby captained Cambridge University in 1954.[3] His highest score was 113 against Lancashire in 1954.[4]

Bushby spent his working life as a teacher at Tonbridge School, where he taught history. He ran the school's cricket from 1956 to 1972. He retired in 1991, and moved to a house 200 yards from the school.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael Bushby . 11 April 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: Mike Bushby . CricketArchive . 14 February 2020.
  3. Wisden 1955, p. 607.
  4. Web site: Cambridge University v Lancashire 1954 . CricketArchive . 14 February 2020.
  5. Wisden 2021, pp. 228–29.