John Skinner (cricketer)

John Skinner (16 July 1850 – 17 February 1926) was an English cricketer. Skinner was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm roundarm fast. The son of Richard Skinner, a master tailor, he was born at Steyning, Sussex.

John Skinner
Personal information
Full name
John Skinner
Born(1850-07-16)16 July 1850
Steyning, Sussex, England
Died17 February 1926(1926-02-17) (aged 75)
Steyning, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm roundarm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1873–1882Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 41
Batting average 2.56
100s/50s –/–
Top score 10
Balls bowled 880
Wickets 16
Bowling average 29.93
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/95
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 December 2011

Skinner made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent in 1873. Over the next decade he played infrequently for Sussex, making nine further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Hampshire in 1882.[1] In his ten first-class matches, he scored 41 runs at an average of 2.56, with a high score of 10.[2] With the ball, he took 16 wickets at a bowling average of 29.93, with best figures of 4/95.[3]

Outside of cricket he worked as a tailor, but also coached cricket at Marlborough College. At the time of the 1881 census, he was living at the Tailor's Shop in Steyning, with his father Richard, then aged 60 and his mother Jane, then aged 64. His unmarried brothers Ernest and Harry, as well as his unmarried sister Fanny were also living there.[4] He died at the town of his birth on 17 February 1926.

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Skinner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Skinner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  3. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Skinner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  4. ^ Ambrose, Don (2004). "Brief profile of John Skinner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
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