John Crommelin-Brown

John Crommelin-Brown
Personal information
Full name John Louis Crommelin-Brown
Born (1888-10-20)20 October 1888
Delhi, India
Died 11 September 1953(1953-09-11) (aged 64)
Minehead, Somerset, England
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Relations John Eggar
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1922-1926 Derbyshire
First-class debut 26 August 1922 Derbyshire v Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Last First-class 21 August 1926 Derbyshire v Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 16
Runs scored 659
Batting average 25.34
100s/50s 0/5
Top score 74
Balls bowled 108
Wickets 1
Bowling average 70.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/29
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: , January 2012

John Louis Crommelin-Brown (20 October 1888 11 September 1953) was an English schoolmaster, poet and cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1926.

Crommelin-Brown was born in Delhi, India, and educated in England at Winchester College. On leaving Winchester in 1908 he published Wykehamian Poems and Parodies which included parodies of Rudyard Kipling, Longfellow and Walt Whitman. He went to Cambridge University, where he wrote lyrics for the Cambridge Footlights[1] During the First World War he served as a lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery and wrote war poetry.[2][3]

Crommelin-Brown became a master at Repton School and made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1922 season. In his debut match against Worcestershire he scored 56 and took a wicket. He did not play again until the 1924 season, and he only played during the school holidays in that and the 1925 and 1926 seasons. He was a right hand batsman and played 28 innings in 16 first class matches. His highest score was 74 and his average 25.34. He bowled rarely, taking one wicket in total.[4]

Crommelin-Brown died at Old Town, Minehead, Somerset, England aged 65.

Crommelin-Brown's son-in-law John Eggar, another Repton master, played cricket for Derbyshire after the Second World War.[5]

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