John Drury (cricketer)

John Drury

Personal information
Full name	John Joseph Drury
Born	(1874-05-28)28 May 1874 Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	16 October 1919(1919-10-16) (aged 45) Dobcross, Yorkshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1899–1902	Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 21 Batting average 7.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 19 Balls bowled 208 Wickets 4 Bowling average 17.75 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/1 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 May 2012

John Joseph Drury (28 May 1874 – 16 October 1919) was an English cricketer. Drury was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Kimberley, Nottinghamshire.

Drury made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Lancashire in the 1899 County Championship. He made two further first-class appearances in that season's competition, against Surrey and Sussex. He made a fourth and final first-class appearance for the county in 1902 against the Marylebone Cricket Club.^[1] In his four first-class appearances for the county, he scored a total of 21 runs at an average of 7.00, with a high score of 19.^[2] With the ball, he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 17.75, with best figures of 1/1.^[3]

He died at Dobcross, Yorkshire, on 16 October 1919.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by John Drury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Drury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Drury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2012.

External links

• John Drury at ESPNcricinfo
• John Drury at CricketArchive