John Weatherby

John Weatherby
Personal information
Full name John Harry Weatherby
Born (1870-02-13)13 February 1870
Oatlands, Surrey, England
Died 6 February 1948(1948-02-06) (aged 77)
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Role Occasional wicket-keeper
Relations Charles Weatherby (brother)
Francis Weatherby (brother)
John Atkinson-Clark (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1901/021903/04 Europeans (India)
18961898 Buckinghamshire
1894/95 RS Lucas' XI
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 11
Runs scored 430
Batting average 25.29
100s/50s /3
Top score 74
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 8/
Source: Cricinfo, 27 June 2011

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]

Weatherby made his first-class debut for RS Lucas' XI during the teams tour of the West Indies in early 1895. His debut match came against Barbados, with Weatherby playing 7 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, which came at an average of 30.33, with him making a further 2 half centuries.[3] It was for the Europeans that he scored his highest first-class score, making in 1901.[6]

He came from a family with a 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

  1. "Teams John Weatherby played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  2. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by John Weatherby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  3. 1 2 "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Weatherby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  4. "Trinidad v RS Lucas' XI, 1894/95". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  5. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Weatherby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  6. "Europeans v Parsees, 1901/02 Bombay Presidency Match". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2011.

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