John Powers (cricketer)

John Powers (30 September 1868 – 9 November 1939) was an English cricketer. Powers was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Barwell, Leicestershire.

John Powers
Personal information
Full name
John Powers
Born30 September 1868
Barwell, Leicestershire,
England
Died9 November 1939(1939-11-09) (aged 71)
Leicester Forest East, Leicestershire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1895–1896Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 195
Batting average 12.18
100s/50s –/–
Top score 25
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 January 2013

Powers made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Surrey at Grace Road in the 1895 County Championship. He made eight further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Warwickshire in the 1896 County Championship.[1] In his nine first-class matches for Leicestershire, he scored a total of 195 runs at an average of 12.18, with a high score of 25.[2]

He died at Leicester Forest East, Leicestershire on 9 November 1939.

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Powers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Powers". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
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