Joseph Thomas Mounsey (30 August 1871 – 6 April 1949) was an English first-class cricketer who played 92 games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1891 and 1897.[1] He also played a first-class match for 'XI of Yorkshire' in 1894, and in non first-class games for Yorkshire Colts, Yorkshire Second XI, and Yorkshire.

Joseph Mounsey
Personal information
Full name
Joseph Thomas Mounsey
Born(1871-08-30)30 August 1871
Heeley, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Died6 April 1949(1949-04-06) (aged 77)
Godalming, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1891–1897Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 95
Runs scored 1,963
Batting average 15.57
100s/50s 0/7
Top score 64
Balls bowled 1,050
Wickets 13
Bowling average 36.61
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/58
Catches/stumpings 47/–
Source: CricketArchive, 26 October 2012

Born in Heeley, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, Mounsey was a right-handed batsman who scored 1,963 runs at 15.57, with a top score of 64 against Hampshire. He took 13 wickets at 36.61, with his right arm medium pacers, with a best performance of 3 for 58.

At the end of his first-class playing career with Yorkshire, Mounsey became cricket coach at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey.

He died in April 1949 in Ockford Ridge, Godalming.

References edit

  1. ^ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 374. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.

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