John Moss (umpire)
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| Full name | John Moss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
7 February 1864 Clifton, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
10 July 1950 (aged 86) Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Umpire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | John Butler (brother-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1892 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tests umpired | 11 (1902–1921) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 7 April 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Moss (7 February 1864 – 10 July 1950) was an English cricketer and umpire. Moss was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Clifton, Nottinghamshire.
Moss made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1892.[1] It was as an umpire that he was more prominently remembered, standing in 665 first-class matches between 1894 and 1932,[2] which included eleven Test matches between 1902 and 1921, the majority of which were Ashes matches between England and Australia.[3]
He died at Keyworth, Nottinghamshire on 10 July 1950. His brother-in-law, John Butler, also played first-class cricket.
References
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by John Moss". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ↑ "John Moss as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ↑ "John Moss as Umpire in Test Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
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