John Joseph O'Brien (1886 – 20 December 1939) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Hawke's Bay from 1906 to 1921.
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| Full name | John Joseph O'Brien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 December 1939 (aged 52–53) Napier, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1905-06 to 1920-21 | Hawke's Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 December 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jack O'Brien was a useful batsman and medium-fast bowler. His best performances came in the match against Wellington in 1919-20, when he took 4 for 56 and 5 for 55 opening the bowling and made 39 and 11 opening the batting, playing a leading part in Hawke's Bay's 52-run victory.[1] It was Hawke's Bay's last first-class victory.
O'Brien later became an umpire. He umpired Hawke's Bay's match against the touring MCC team in 1935-36,[2] and was president of the Hawke's Bay Cricket Umpires Association and vice-president of the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association.[3]
For 25 years he worked for the carrying company Messrs Barry Bros Ltd of Napier. He died aged 53 after a long illness.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Hawke's Bay v Wellington 1919-20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Hawke's Bay v MCC 1935-36". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Obituary". Gisborne Herald. 23 December 1939. p. 3.
- ^ "Obituary". Gisborne Herald. 22 December 1939. p. 6.
External links edit
- Jack O'Brien at ESPNcricinfo
- Jack O'Brien at CricketArchive