John Oscroft (cricketer, born 1807)

John Oscroft
Personal information
Full name John Oscroft
Born 21 July 1807
Arnold, Nottinghamshire,
England
Died 28 September 1857(1857-09-28) (aged 50)
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire,
England
Batting Unknown
Bowling Unknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1842–1848 Nottinghamshire
1834–1848 Nottingham Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 137
Batting average 10.53
100s/50s –/–
Top score 28
Balls bowled 20
Wickets 2
Bowling average ?
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/?
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 February 2013

John Oscroft (21 July 1807 – 28 September 1857) was an English cricketer. Oscroft's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Arnold, Nottinghamshire.

Oscroft made his first-class debut for Nottingham Cricket Club against Cambridge Town Club in 1834 at Parker's Piece. He made two further first-class appearances in 1834, making a second appearance against Cambridge Town Club at the Forest New Ground and an appearance against Sheffield Cricket Club at Hyde Park Ground, Sheffield.[1] His next first-class appearance came in 1842 for the Gentlemen of Nottinghamshire against the Players of Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, with him also making his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against England in that same season. He made four further first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire, the last of which came against Sussex in 1848.[1] In his nine first-class matches, Oscroft scored 137 runs at an average of 10.53, with a high score of 28. He also took two wickets with the ball.[2]

He died at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire on 28 September 1857.

References

  1. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by John Oscroft". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Player profile: John Oscroft". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
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