English cricketer and cricket administrator
Anthony Brian Palfreman (born 27 August 1946) is an English former first-class cricketer and cricket administrator.
Palfreman was born in the village of Ravenshead in Nottinghamshire. He was educated at Nottingham High School,[1] before going up to Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, Palfreman played first-class cricket as an all-rounder for Cambridge University in 1966–68, making sixteen appearances.[3] As a batsman he scored 432 runs at an average of 15.42, with two half centuries and a high score of 67.[4] As a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he took 31 wickets at a bowling average of 37.37, with one five wicket haul of 5 for 63 against Essex at Brentwood in 1966.[5][6] In addition to playing cricket at Cambridge, he also played football for Cambridge University A.F.C., gaining a blue.[7]
After graduating from Cambridge, Palfreman became a solicitor. He later served as the chairman of the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board.[1]
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