John Berwick

John Albert Berwick (30 July 1867 – 31 July 1946) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1895 and 1901.

John Berwick

Personal information
Full name	John Albert Berwick
Born	30 July 1867 Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire, England
Died	31 July 1946 (aged 79) Glossop, England
Batting	Leftt-handed batsman
Bowling	Left arm medium fast bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1895–1901	Derbyshire
First-class debut	3 June 1895 Derbyshire v Hampshire
Last First-class	16 May 1901 Derbyshire v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 16 Runs scored 138 Batting average 6.00 100s/50s / Top score 27 Balls bowled 1704 Wickets 24 Bowling average 37.16 5 wickets in innings 2 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 5-61 Catches/stumpings 7/-
Source: , March 2012

Berwick was born in Kingsthorpe, Northampton, the son of John Berwick, bootmaker and his wife Rebecca. He also worked in the boot making trade.[1]

Berwick debuted for Derbyshire in the 1895 season against Hampshire, though he only made three appearances in that year and took no wickets. In 1898 he played minor county cricket for Northamptonshire. He returned to Derbyshire in the 1899 season as an effective bowler taking 5 for 82 against Yorkshire in his first game back in the side. He played nine matches that year, but only appeared twice each in the 1900 and 1901 seasons. In 1901 he achieved 5 for 61 against London County.

Berwick was a left-arm medium-fast bowler and took 24 first-class wickets at an average of 37.16 and a best performance of 5 for 61. He was a left-handed batsman and played 29 innings in 16 first-class matches with an average of 6.00 and a top score of 27.[2]

Berwick died in Glossop, a day after his 89th birthday.

References

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