John Oscroft (21 July 1807 – 28 September 1857) was an English cricketer. Oscroft's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Arnold, Nottinghamshire.
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| Full name | John Oscroft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 July 1807 Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 September 1857 (aged 50) Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1842–1848 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1834–1848 | Nottingham Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 February 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oscroft made his first-class debut for Nottingham Cricket Club against Cambridge Town Club in 1834 at Parker's Piece. He made two further first-class appearances in 1834, making a second appearance against Cambridge Town Club at the Forest New Ground and an appearance against Sheffield Cricket Club at Hyde Park Ground, Sheffield.[1] His next first-class appearance came in 1842 for the Gentlemen of Nottinghamshire against the Players of Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, with him also making his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against England in that same season. He made four further first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire, the last of which came against Sussex in 1848.[1] In his nine first-class matches, Oscroft scored 137 runs at an average of 10.53, with a high score of 28. He also took two wickets with the ball.[2]
He died at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire on 28 September 1857.
References edit
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by John Oscroft". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Player profile: John Oscroft". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
External links edit
- John Oscroft at ESPNcricinfo
- John Oscroft at CricketArchive