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Geoffrey James Blackburn (born 13 November 1950) is a former English cricketer. Blackburn was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Liverpool, Lancashire.

Blackburn made his debut for Cheshire in the 1987 Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire. Blackburn played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1987 to 1990, including 29 Minor Counties Championship matches and 9 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1987, he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the NatWest Trophy. He played two further List A matches for Cheshire, against Northamptonshire, which Cheshire famously won by 1 wicket, and Derbyshire, both in the 1988 NatWest Trophy. In his three List A matches, he scored 23 runs at a batting average of 7.66, with a high score of 19. With the ball he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 21.40, with best figures of 2/21.

He also played Second XI cricket for the Lancashire Second XI in 1981.

References

1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Geoffrey Blackburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
2. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Geoffrey Blackburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
3. "Cheshire v Northamptonshire, 1988 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
4. "List A Matches played by Geoffrey Blackburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
5. "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geoffrey Blackburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
6. "List A Bowling For Each Team by Geoffrey Blackburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
7. "Teams Geoffrey Blackburn played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2011.

External links

• Geoffrey Blackburn at ESPNcricinfo
• Geoffrey Blackburn at CricketArchive

• 1950 births
• Living people
• Cricketers from Liverpool
• English cricketers
• Cheshire cricketers