John Maples (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:John Saxby Maples
Birth Date:24 October 1913
Birth Place:Hackney, Middlesex, England
Death Place:Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Batting:Unknown
Bowling:Unknown
Club1:Mysore
Year1:1944/45
Club2:Wiltshire
Year2:1951 - 1953
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:5
Bat Avg1:2.50
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:5
Deliveries1:6
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:28 June
Year:2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/35994.html ESPNcricinfo

John Saxby Maples (24 October 1913  - 26 July 1958) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Maples was born at Hackney in November 1913. He was educated at Marlborough College, where he served in the Marlborough College contingent of the Officers' Training Corps as a second lieutenant. He served in the Second World War with the Wiltshire Regiment. While serving in British India he made a first-class cricket appearance for Mysore against Madras at Madras in the 1944–45 Ranji Trophy.[1] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed without scoring by Commandur Rangachari in Mysore's first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 5 runs by Ram Singh.[2] Following the war he returned to England, where he began studying at Clare College, Cambridge.[3] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in April 1950. Maples also played minor counties cricket for Wiltshire between 1951 - 53, making nineteen appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[4] He died at Marlborough in July 1958.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by John Maples . CricketArchive . 2019-06-28 . subscription.
  2. Web site: Madras v Mysore, 1944/45 Ranji Trophy . CricketArchive . 2019-06-28 . subscription.
  3. Book: Register . Cullum . Sir Thomas Gery . 1948 . Cambridge University Press . 489 . en.
  4. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Maples . CricketArchive . 2019-06-28 . subscription.