John Perkins (17 May 1837 – 30 April 1901) was an English first-class cricketer.
 "Downing", caricature by Hay in Vanity Fair, 1886. | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Perkins | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 May 1837 Sawston, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 April 1901 (aged 63) East Hatley, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm underarm slow | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Henry Perkins (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1861–1867 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||
| 1863–1868 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 April 2021 | |||||||||||||||
The son of The Reverend Henry Perkins, he was born in May 1837 at Sawston, Cambridgeshire. He was educated at King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds,[1] before going up to Christ's College, Cambridge. He migrated to Downing College in 1861, where he was a classics fellow.[2] In the same year he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridgeshire against Surrey at Fenner's. He played first-class cricket for Cambridgeshire until 1867, making eleven appearances.[3] Perkins scored 311 runs in his eleven matches for Cambridgeshire, making two half centuries and recording a highest score of 67.[4] He served as secretary to Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club in 1866.[5] In addition to playing first-class cricket for Cambridgeshire, Perkins also made four appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1863 and 1868, scoring 129 runs and made a single half century score of 67.[4] At Downing College he became a tutor and bursar. He was a well-known figure in Cambridgeshire sport, where he was known by the nickname Jack, and was the brother of the cricketer Henry Perkins.[2] Perkins attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself at East Hatley on 30 April 1901, when described as "not being of sound mind"; he succumbed to his wounds a short time later.[5]
References
edit- ^ Hervey, Sydenham Henry Augustus (1908). Bury St. Edmunds Grammar School List 1550–1900. Bury St. Edmunds: Paul & Mathew. p. 301.
- ^ a b Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 94.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Perkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ a b "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Perkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ a b Firth, David (2011). Silence Of The Heart: Cricket Suicides. Random House. ISBN 978-1780573939.