John Stratton (cricketer)

John William Stratton (31 August 1875 – 29 October 1919) was an English cricketer. Stratton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born in Turweston, Buckinghamshire and educated at Cheltenham College, where he represented the college cricket team, and Keble College, Oxford.[1]

John Stratton
Personal information
Full name
John William Stratton
Born(1875-08-31)31 August 1875
Turweston, Buckinghamshire, England
Died29 October 1919(1919-10-29) (aged 44)
Repton, Derbyshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RelationsHenry Tubb (brother-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1896Oxford University
1895–1901Buckinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 8
Batting average 4.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 7
Balls bowled 120
Wickets 3
Bowling average 31.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/93
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 May 2011

Stratton made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1895 Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1895 to 1901, making 27 appearances.[2] He made his only first-class appearance in 1896 for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club.[3] He took 3 wickets in the MCC first-innings for the cost of 93 runs. His wickets were those of: Frank Phillips, Billy Murdoch and George Brann. With the bat he scored a single run in the university's first-innings, before being dismissed by Albert Trott. Oxford followed on in their second-innings, and he scored 7 runs before being dismissed by George Bean.[4]

He died in Repton, Derbyshire on 29 October 1919.

References

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  1. ^ "Teams John Stratton played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Stratton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Stratton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University, 1896". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
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