John Bush (cricketer)

John Bush

Personal information
Full name	John Edgar Bush
Born	20 August 1928 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1950–1952	Oxford University
1949–1973	Oxfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 8 1 Runs scored 417 14 Batting average 29.78 14.00 100s/50s –/4 –/– Top score 67 14 Balls bowled – – Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 6/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 May 2011

John Edgar Bush (born 20 August 1928) is a former English cricketer. Bush was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire.

Bush made his first-class debut for Oxford University against the Free Foresters in 1950. He played 7 further first-class matches for the University, the last coming against Cambridge University in 1952.^[1] In his 8 first-class matches, he scored 417 runs at a batting average of 29.78, with a high score of 67.^[2] This came against Middlesex in 1952.^[3]

Bush made his debut for Oxfordshire before playing for Oxford University, first appearing in the 1949 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Bush played Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire from 1949 to 1973 which included 139 Minor Counties Championship matches.^[4] He made his only List A appearance for Oxfordshire against Cambridgeshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup.^[5] In this match he scored 14 runs before being dismissed by Alan Wilson.^[6]

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by John Bush". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Bush". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
3. "Oxford University v Middlesex, 1952". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
4. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Bush". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
5. "List A Matches played by John Bush". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
6. "Cambridgeshire v Oxfordshire, 1967 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2011.

External links

• John Bush at ESPNcricinfo
• John Bush at CricketArchive