John Grover (cricketer)

John Grover

Personal information
Full name	John Nelson Grover
Born	21 October 1915 Hexham, Northumberland, England
Died	17 December 1990(1990-12-17) (aged 75) Waytown, Dorset, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1935–1950	Northumberland
1936–1938	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 33 Runs scored 1,188 Batting average 11.20 100s/50s 3/4 Top score 121 Balls bowled 24 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 June 2019

John Nelson Grover (21 October 1915 – 17 December 1990) was an English first-class cricketer.

Grover was born at Hexham to Ehret Ernest Grove and his wife, Frieda Grover. He was educated at Winchester College between 1929–34,^[1] after which he went up to Brasenose College, Oxford.^[1] He debuted in minor counties cricket for Northumberland in the 1935 Minor Counties Championship.^[2] While studying at the University of Oxford, Grover made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Yorkshire at Oxford in 1936.^[3] In his second match against Lancashire he scored 119 runs.^[4] He played eleven first-class matches in 1936,^[3] gaining his blue.^[4] He played fourteen first-class matches for the university in 1937,^[3] but was below his best for most of the season, save for a century against the Minor Counties.^[4] He captained Oxford in 1938, playing a further eight matches, though Grover and the team as a whole struggled in the season.^[3] He played a total of 33 first-class matches for Oxford, scoring 1,188 runs at an average of 23.76. A free-scoring aggressive batsman, he scored three centuries and made a high score of 121.^[5] Following the Second World War, in which his younger brother Charles was killed,^[1] Grover returned to playing minor counties cricket for Northumberland, playing for the county until 1950.^[2] He died in December 1990 at Waytown, Dorset.

References

1. "Grover, Charles Anthony Malcolm". Winchester College. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
2. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Grover". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
3. "First-Class Matches played by John Grover". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
4. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1991". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Grover". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

External links

• John Grover at ESPNcricinfo