| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | John Atkinson |
| Birth Date: | 7 June 1878 |
| Birth Place: | Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Death Place: | Bentley with Arksey, Yorkshire, England |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Family: | Frederick Wyld (uncle) |
| Club1: | Nottinghamshire |
| Year1: | 1899–1901 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 7 |
| Runs1: | 40 |
| Bat Avg1: | 5.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 19 |
| Deliveries1: | 488 |
| Wickets1: | 10 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 23.60 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/22 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 23 February |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8821.html Cricinfo |
John Atkinson (7 June 1878 – 20 November 1951) was an English first-class cricketer. Atkinson was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Eastwood, Nottinghamshire.
Atkinson made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1899.[1] The following season he made three first-class appearances in the 1900 County Championship against Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Lancashire.[1] He made three further first-class appearances in 1901, against the Marylebone Cricket Club, Gloucestershire in the County Championship and the touring South Africans.[1] In his seven first-class matches he took 10 wickets at an average of 42.50, with best figures of 1/28.[2] With the bat, he scored a total of 40 runs in at a batting average of 5.00 and a high score of 19.[3] He played six matches for Todmorden Cricket Club in the Lancashire League in 1902.[4]
He died at Bentley with Arksey, Yorkshire on 20 November 1951. His uncle Frederick Wyld also played first-class cricket.