John Purdy (cricketer)

John Purdy

Personal information
Full name	John Henry Purdy
Born	(1871-09-23)23 September 1871 Brimington, Derbyshire, England
Died	19 May 1938(1938-05-19) (aged 66) Mansfield, England
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Henry Purdy (nephew)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1896–1906	Derbyshire
FC debut	25 June 1896 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Last FC	12 July 1906 Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 9 Runs scored 39 Batting average 4.33 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 10* Balls bowled 750 Wickets 9 Bowling average 34.44 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 3/53 Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, April 2012

John Henry Purdy (23 September 1871 – 19 May 1938) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1896 and 1906.

Purdy was born in Brimington, Derbyshire, the son of William Purdy, a bricklayer and his wife Elizabeth.^[1] He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1896 season, against Yorkshire. Purdy took the last wicket before the close of play in a drawn match. He played in four more games during the 1896 season. Purdy made just three more appearances for Derbyshire after 1896, in the 1897, 1901 and 1906 seasons. In 1906 his appearance overlapped the debut of his nephew, Henry Purdy. Purdy was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who took 9 first-class wickets at an average of 34.44 and a best performance of 3-53. He was a right-handed batsman who played 13 innings in 9 matches in the middle-lower. His top score was 10 not out and his average 4.33.^[2]

Purdy died in Mansfield. Purdy's nephew, Henry Purdy, played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1906 and 1919.

References

1. British Census 1881
2. John Purdy at Cricket Archive