John Candler (cricketer) explained

John Candler
Birth Date:7 October 1873
Birth Place:Tendring, Essex
Death Place:Finsbury, London
Date:15 April 2017
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10996.html Cricinfo

John Candler (7 October 1873  - 4 December 1942) was an English cricketer. He played seven first-class matches for Cambridge University Cricket Club between 1894 and 1895.[1]

Candler set an unwanted record by failing to score in his first nine first-class innings over six matches in 1894 and 1895.[2] He finally scored in his seventh and final first-class match, making 8 not out.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Candler . 15 April 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: First-Class Records: Most Consecutive Innings Without Scoring. The Association of Cricket Statistics and Historians.
  3. Wisden 2010, p. 1657.