John Stratton (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:John William Stratton
Birth Date:31 August 1875
Birth Place:Turweston, Buckinghamshire, England
Death Place:Repton, Derbyshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast
Family:Henry Tubb (brother-in-law)
Club1:Oxford University
Year1:1896
Club2:Buckinghamshire
Year2:1895 - 1901
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:8
Bat Avg1:4.00
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:7
Deliveries1:120
Wickets1:3
Bowl Avg1:31.00
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1:3/93
Catches/Stumpings1:1/ -
Date:11 May
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21075.html Cricinfo

John William Stratton (31 August 1875  - 29 October 1919) was an English cricketer. Stratton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born in Turweston, Buckinghamshire and educated at Cheltenham College, where he represented the college cricket team, and Keble College, Oxford.[1]

Stratton made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1895 Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1895 to 1901, making 27 appearances.[2] He made his only first-class appearance in 1896 for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club.[3] He took 3 wickets in the MCC first-innings for the cost of 93 runs. His wickets were those of: Frank Phillips, Billy Murdoch and George Brann. With the bat he scored a single run in the university's first-innings, before being dismissed by Albert Trott. Oxford followed on in their second-innings, and he scored 7 runs before being dismissed by George Bean.[4]

He died in Repton, Derbyshire on 29 October 1919.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Teams John Stratton played for. CricketArchive. 11 May 2011.
  2. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Stratton. CricketArchive. 11 May 2011.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by John Stratton. CricketArchive. 11 May 2011.
  4. Web site: Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University, 1896. CricketArchive. 11 May 2011.