| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | English | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | First-class | |||
| Matches | 472 | |||
| Runs scored | 20509 | |||
| Batting average | 25.07 | |||
| 100s/50s | 31/103 | |||
| Top score | 213 | |||
| Balls bowled | 12597 | |||
| Wickets | 149 | |||
| Bowling average | 44.46 | |||
| 5 wickets in innings | 2 | |||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | |||
| Best bowling | 6-18 | |||
| Catches/stumpings | 153/0 | |||
| Source: CricketArchive, | ||||
John Edward Timms (November 3, 1906 - March 18, 1980) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was a right-handed middle order batsman and a part time right arm medium pace bowler.
Timms made his first-class debut in 1925, aged 18 and scored his maiden century the following season. He passed 1000 runs in a season on 11 occasions during his career with a best of 1629 runs in 1934 which he made at an average of 34.65.[1] That year he also made his highest score for Northamptonshire, 213 against Worcestershire at Stourbridge.[2]