John Cornelius Moberly (22 April 1848 – 29 January 1928) was an English first-class cricketer, cricket administrator and solicitor.
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| Full name | John Cornelius Moberly | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 1848 Winchester, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 January 1928 (aged 79) Southampton, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Robert Awdry (nephew) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1877 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 February 2010 | |||||||||||||||
The fourth son of the cleric George Moberly, he was born at Winchester in April 1848. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] where he played for the college cricket team.[2] From Winchester he matriculated to New College, Oxford.[3] After graduating from Oxford, Moberly practiced as a solicitor at Alresford.[1] A keen cricketer, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Derbyshire at Derby in 1877.[4] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 27 runs in Hampshire's first innings by Amos Hind, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by William Hickton.[5] Although he did bowl in first-class cricket, Wisden described him as "a steady and painstaking bowler, varying the pitch considerably, and was sometimes very successful".[2] He later served Hampshire County Cricket Club in an administrative capacity, serving for many years as its treasurer and chairman of committee. From 1913 to 1918, he served as its president.[2] Moberly died at Southampton in January 1928.[6] His nephew, Robert Awdry, also played first-class cricket.
References
edit- ^ a b Dauglish, M. G.; Wainewright, John Bannerman (1907). Winchester College, 1836–1906: A Register. Winchester: P. and G. Wells. p. 476.
- ^ a b c "Wisden - Obitauries in 1928". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Moberly". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Derbyshire v Hampshire, 1877". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ The late Mr. John Cornelius Moberly. Hampshire Advertiser. 4 February 1928. p. 5