| John Banks | |
| Fullname: | John Elliott Banks |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Birth Date: | 26 May 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Edmonton, London, England |
| Death Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Club1: | Wellington |
| Year1: | 1923–24 to 1925–26 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 7 |
| Runs1: | 217 |
| Bat Avg1: | 24.11 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 76 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/36374.html Cricinfo |
| Date: | 29 March 2017 |
John Elliott Banks (26 May 1903 – 20 October 1979) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1924 to 1926.
Banks was born in England and moved to New Zealand with his family in about 1909.[1] He attended Wellington College.[2]
A middle-order batsman, Banks' highest first-class score was 76 not out, the highest score of the match when Wellington beat the touring Victorian team narrowly in 1924–25.[3] In November 1925 he was selected in the New Zealand team to tour Australia that summer, but he was unavailable and had to withdraw; he was replaced by Tom Lowry.[4] Later that month, playing for Institute against Wellington, he scored 260, setting a new record for senior club cricket in Wellington.[5] Banks later served as treasurer of the Wellington Cricket Association.[6]
Banks worked in Wellington as a company director.[2]