John Senescall (31 May 1853 – 4 November 1937) was an English cricketer. Senescall was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Greetham, Rutland.

John Senescall
Personal information
Full name
John Senescall
Born(1853-05-31)31 May 1853
Greetham, Rutland, England
Died4 November 1937(1937-11-04) (aged 84)
Melton, Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1882–1883Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 26
Batting average 2.88
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 8
Balls bowled 611
Wickets 18
Bowling average 15.22
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/23
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 March 2012

Senescall made his first-class debut for Sussex against Yorkshire in 1882. He made five further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Hampshire in 1883.[1] In his six first-class matches, he took 18 wickets at an average of 15.22, with best figures of 6/23.[2] These figures represented his only five-wicket haul and came against Hampshire in 1882.[3] With the bat, he scored 26 runs at a batting average of 2.88, with a high score of 8.[4]

He died at Melton, Yorkshire, on 4 November 1937.

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Senescall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Senescall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Hampshire v Sussex, 1882". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Senescall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
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