John Drury (cricketer)

John Drury

Personal information
Full name	John Joseph Drury
Born	28 May 1874 Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	16 October 1919 (aged 45) Dobcross, Yorkshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	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