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Jack Russell (essex Cricketer) |
 | | Jack Russell (in full '''Charles Albert George Russell''' and erroneously written during his playing career as '''Albert Charles Russell'''; born October 7, 1887, Leyton, Essex, England ; died March 23, 1961, Whipps Cross, Leytonstone, Essex, England) was one of the leading batsmen in county cricket during the period after World War I. |
 | | That winter, Russell went to South Africa and on the biting matting pitches achieved his finest performance with 436 runs for an average of almost 63. |
 | | Nonetheless, in 1925 Russell his seven centuries and scored 2080 runs, whilst in 1928 he scored 131 and 104 against Lancashire, who were County Champions for the third successive year that season. |
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