John Strange (c. 1818 – 6 September 1840) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | John Strange | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1818 St John's Wood, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 September 1840 (aged 22) Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1836–1839 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 August 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of John Strange senior, he was born in 1818 at St John's Wood. He was educated at Winchester College.[1] Strange later played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from 1836–39, making eleven appearances.[2] Playing primarily as a bowler, he took 32 wickets in his eleven matches and twice took a five wicket haul.[3] In addition to playing for the MCC, Strange also made two first-clas appearances for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixtures of 1836 and 1838 at Lord's,[2] taking four wickets.[3] Strange died at Paris in September 1840.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Wainewright, John Bannerman (1907). Winchester College, 1836–1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. p. 55.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by John Strange". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ a b "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by John Strange". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2020.