John Winnington
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman |
| Bowling type | N/A |
| First-class record | |
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| Matches | 1 |
| Runs scored | 20 |
| Batting average | 10.00 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 |
| Top score | 10 |
| Balls bowled | 0 |
| Wickets | 0 |
| Bowling average | - |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 |
| Best Bowling | - |
| Catches/Stumpings | 0/0 |
| First class debut: 11 June 1908 Last first class game: 13 June 1908 Source: CricketArchive |
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John Francis Sartorius Winnington DSO (17 September 1876 - 22 September 1918) was an English cricketer who played a single first-class game, for Worcestershire against Oxford University at The University Parks in 1908. He scored 0 and 20 in Worcestershire's crushing 332-run victory. He was born in Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire.
Winnington was commissioned into a Militia battalion of the Worcestershire Regiment in 1895. He later transferred to the Regular Army and was promoted Captain in 1901. In the First World War, Winnington was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel in 1915. As well as being awarded the DSO, he was mentioned in despatches four times. He died of wounds near Kefar Kassin, Ramle, Palestine at the age of 42 while commanding a battalion of the Northamptonshire Regiment.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Obituaries during the war, 1918. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1919.
