| John Weatherby | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | John Harry Weatherby |
| Birth Date: | 13 February 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Oatlands, Surrey, England |
| Death Place: | Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England |
| Role: | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| Family: | Charles Weatherby (brother) Francis Weatherby (brother) John Atkinson-Clark (nephew) |
| Club1: | Buckinghamshire |
| Year1: | 1896 - 1898 |
| Club2: | Europeans (India) |
| Year2: | 1901/02 - 1903/04 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 11 |
| Runs1: | 430 |
| Bat Avg1: | 25.29 |
| 100S/50S1: | - /3 |
| Top Score1: | 74 |
| Deliveries1: | - |
| Wickets1: | - |
| Bowl Avg1: | - |
| Fivefor1: | - |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | - |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/ - |
| Date: | 27 June |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/35956.html ESPNcricinfo |
John Harry Weatherby (13 February 1870 – 6 February 1948) was an English cricketer. Weatherby's batting and bowling styles are unknown, but it is known he fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Oatlands, Surrey and educated at Winchester College, where he played for the college cricket team.[1]
Weatherby made his first-class debut for RS Lucas' XI during the team's tour of the West Indies in early 1895. He made his debut against Barbados, and played seven further first-class matches on tour, the last coming against Jamaica.[2] In his 8 first-class matches on the tour, he scored 248 runs at an average of 22.54,[3] with a single half century score of 56, which he made against Trinidad.[4]
In England, Weatherby made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1896 Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1896 to 1897, making 3 further Minor Counties Championship appearances.[5] Later, when in the British Raj, Weatherby played first-class cricket for the Europeans, twice against the Parsees in 1901 and again against the same opposition in a single match in 1903.[2] Weatherby scored 182 runs for the Europeans at an average of 30.33, with a further two half-centuries.[3] It was for the Europeans that he scored his highest first-class score, making 74 in 1901.[6]
He came from a family with strong cricketing connections. His brothers Charles and Francis played first-class cricket, as did his nephew John Atkinson-Clark. Weatherby died in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, on 6 February 1948.