Back in Malaya, he played a third match for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements in Kuala Lumpur in 1922,[4] before returning to England for his final season of first-class cricket. He played five County Championship matches for Worcestershire that season,[5] his availability restricted by a side injury.[3] The remainder of his recorded cricket career took place in Malaya,[4] eventually captaining the Federated Malay States[3] for whom he played six more times, five times against the Straits Settlements and once against Hong Kong.[4]
He also played three times for the combined Malaya cricket team, playing against Hong Kong in 1926, and against Hong Kong and Shanghai in 1927.[4] He died on 8 January 1978 in Malvern, the last survivor of his cricket playing brothers. His wife's name was Ratana Yuok.[3]
^ abcdeOther matches played by Neville Foster at CricketArchive
^ abFirst-class matches played by Neville Foster at CricketArchive
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neville, foster, neville, john, acland, foster, 1890, 1978, english, cricketer, right, handed, batsman, youngest, seven, brothers, play, first, class, cricket, worcestershire, though, county, cricket, restricted, seasons, spent, most, life, malaya, personal, i. Neville John Acland Foster 1890 1978 was an English cricketer 1 A right handed batsman 2 he was the youngest of seven brothers to play first class cricket for Worcestershire though his county cricket was restricted to two seasons as he spent most of his life in Malaya 3 Neville FosterPersonal informationFull nameNeville John Acland FosterBorn 1890 09 28 28 September 1890Malvern Worcestershire EnglandDied8 January 1978 1978 01 08 aged 87 Malvern Worcestershire EnglandBattingRight handedDomestic team informationYearsTeam1914 1923WorcestershireFirst class debut27 May 1914 Worcestershire v MiddlesexLast First class18 August 1923 Worcestershire v SussexCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 8Runs scored 219Batting average 21 90100s 50s 0 0Top score 40 Balls bowled 0Wickets Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches stumpings 5 0Source CricketArchive 30 December 2007Biography editBorn on 28 September 1890 in Malvern 2 Foster played twice for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements in 1911 and 1912 4 he made his first class debut for his native Worcestershire in May 1914 when he played in a County Championship match against Middlesex He played in two further matches that season 5 Back in Malaya he played a third match for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements in Kuala Lumpur in 1922 4 before returning to England for his final season of first class cricket He played five County Championship matches for Worcestershire that season 5 his availability restricted by a side injury 3 The remainder of his recorded cricket career took place in Malaya 4 eventually captaining the Federated Malay States 3 for whom he played six more times five times against the Straits Settlements and once against Hong Kong 4 He also played three times for the combined Malaya cricket team playing against Hong Kong in 1926 and against Hong Kong and Shanghai in 1927 4 He died on 8 January 1978 in Malvern the last survivor of his cricket playing brothers His wife s name was Ratana Yuok 3 References edit Cricinfo profile a b CricketArchive profile a b c d Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1979 Obituaries in 1978 a b c d e Other matches played by Neville Foster at CricketArchive a b First class matches played by Neville Foster at CricketArchive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neville Foster amp oldid 1198217407, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
