Edward John Greatrex (18 November 1936 – 22 July 2020)John Greatrex, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 September 2025. was an English cricketer and footballer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Norfolk. He was born in Nuneaton.
Greatrex, who represented Norfolk in the Minor Counties Championship for seventeen seasons, made a single List A appearance for the team, during the 1970 Gillette Cup. He scored 12 runs with the bat.
Greatrex also played football as a goalkeeper for Norwich City, Cambridge City, Chelmsford City, Clacton Town, Bury Town and Great Yarmouth Town. Greatrex made one Football League appearance for Norwich. Greatrex died on 22 July 2020 at the age of 83.Former Norwich City keeper and Norfolk cricketer dies, North Norfolk News, 28 July 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
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