John Harry Weatherby (13 February 1870 – 6 February 1948) was an English cricketer. Weatherby's batting and bowling styles are unknown, but it is known he fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Oatlands, Surrey and educated at Winchester College, where he played for the college cricket team.[1]
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| Full name | John Harry Weatherby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 February 1870 Oatlands, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 February 1948 (aged 77) Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Charles Weatherby (brother) Francis Weatherby (brother) John Atkinson-Clark (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896–1898 | Buckinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901/02–1903/04 | Europeans (India) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 June 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weatherby made his first-class debut for RS Lucas' XI during the team's tour of the West Indies in early 1895. He made his debut against Barbados, and played seven further first-class matches on tour, the last coming against Jamaica.[2] In his 8 first-class matches on the tour, he scored 248 runs at an average of 22.54,[3] with a single half century score of 56, which he made against Trinidad.[4]
In England, Weatherby made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1896 Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1896 to 1897, making 3 further Minor Counties Championship appearances.[5] Later, when in the British Raj, Weatherby played first-class cricket for the Europeans, twice against the Parsees in 1901 and again against the same opposition in a single match in 1903.[2] Weatherby scored 182 runs for the Europeans at an average of 30.33, with a further two half-centuries.[3] It was for the Europeans that he scored his highest first-class score, making 74 in 1901.[6]
He came from a family with strong cricketing connections. His brothers Charles and Francis played first-class cricket, as did his nephew John Atkinson-Clark. Weatherby died in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, on 6 February 1948.
References
edit- ^ "Teams John Weatherby played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by John Weatherby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Weatherby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Trinidad v RS Lucas' XI, 1894/95". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Weatherby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Europeans v Parsees, 1901/02 Bombay Presidency Match". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
External links
edit- John Weatherby at ESPNcricinfo
- John Weatherby at CricketArchive