John Saunders (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:John Graham Saunders
Birth Date:1936 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Johannesburg, Transvaal,
South Africa
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off break
Club1:Oxford University
Year1:1966
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:48
Bat Avg1:16.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:47
Deliveries1:591
Wickets1:10
Bowl Avg1:16.30
Fivefor1:2
Tenfor1:1
Best Bowling1:5/50
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:3 July
Year:2020
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/20593.html Cricinfo

John Graham Saunders (born 30 November 1936) is a South African-born English first-class cricketer and academic.

Saunders was born at Johannesburg in November 1936. He was educated at Hilton College, before going to England to study medicine at Worcester College, Oxford though at the end of his freshman year he decided to change from medicine to study English, due largely to undiagnosed dyspraxia which affected his co-ordination during surgical procedures.[1] [2] While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Lancashire and Leicestershire in 1966.[3] An off break bowler, he took 10 wickets against Lancashire, with a five wicket haul in both Lancashire innings', to claim match figures of 10 for 102.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, Saunders became an academic, lecturing for over thirty years at the University of Chichester.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile: John Saunders . CricketArchive . 2020-07-03 . subscription.
  2. Web site: Claire and John Saunders . www.paripublishing.com . 2020-07-03.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by John Saunders . CricketArchive . 2020-07-03 . subscription.
  4. Web site: Oxford University v Lancashire, 1966 . CricketArchive . 2020-07-03 . subscription.