John Drury (cricketer)

John Drury
Personal information
Full name John Joseph Drury
Born 28 May 1874
Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England
Died 16 October 1919 (aged 45)
Dobcross, Yorkshire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
18991902 Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 21
Batting average 7.00
100s/50s /
Top score 19
Balls bowled 208
Wickets 4
Bowling average 17.75
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/1
Catches/stumpings /
Source: Cricinfo, 22 May 2012

John Joseph Drury (28 May 1874 16 October 1919) was an English cricketer. Drury was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Kimberley, Nottinghamshire.

Drury made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Lancashire in the 1899 County Championship. He made two further first-class appearances in that season's competition, against Surrey and Sussex. He made a fourth and final first-class appearance for the county in 1902 against the Marylebone Cricket Club.[1] In his four first-class appearances for the county, he scored a total of 21 runs at an average of 7.00, with a high score of 19.[2] With the ball, he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 17.75, with best figures of 1/1.[3]

He died at Dobcross, Yorkshire, on 16 October 1919.

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by John Drury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Drury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Drury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2012.

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