John Oscroft (cricketer, born 1807)

John Oscroft

Personal information
Full name	John Oscroft
Born	21 July 1807 Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	28 September 1857 (aged 50) Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Batting style	Unknown
Bowling style	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1842–1848	Nottinghamshire
1834–1848	Nottingham Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 9 Runs scored 137 Batting average 10.53 100s/50s –/– Top score 28 Balls bowled 20 Wickets 2 Bowling average ? 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/? Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 February 2013

John Oscroft (21 July 1807 – 28 September 1857) was an English cricketer. Oscroft's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born at Arnold, Nottinghamshire.

Oscroft made his first-class debut for Nottingham Cricket Club against Cambridge Town Club in 1834 at Parker's Piece. He made two further first-class appearances in 1834, making a second appearance against Cambridge Town Club at the Forest New Ground and an appearance against Sheffield Cricket Club at Hyde Park Ground, Sheffield.^[1] His next first-class appearance came in 1842 for the Gentlemen of Nottinghamshire against the Players of Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, with him also making his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against England in that same season. He made four further first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire, the last of which came against Sussex in 1848.^[1] In his nine first-class matches, Oscroft scored 137 runs at an average of 10.53, with a high score of 28. He also took two wickets with the ball.^[2]

He died at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire on 28 September 1857.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by John Oscroft". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
2. "Player profile: John Oscroft". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2013.

External links

• John Oscroft at ESPNcricinfo
• John Oscroft at CricketArchive