John Earl (cricketer, born 1822)

John Henry Earl (30 November 1822 – 5 February 1874) was an English first-class cricketer active 1849–52 who played for Manchester Cricket Club and Lancashire XIs. The son of John Earl senior, he was born in Manchester and died in Cheetham Hill, Lancashire.[1] Earl made two appearances, his 1849 debut being against a Yorkshire XI at the Hyde Park Ground in Sheffield.[2] His second match was in 1852 for Manchester against Sheffield at the Botanical Gardens Cricket Ground in Manchester.[2] In his two matches he scored a total of 43 runs, with a highest score of 18, and he took two wickets.[3]

John Earl junior

Personal information
Full name	John Henry Earl
Born	30 November 1822 Manchester
Died	5 February 1874 (aged 51) Cheetham Hill, Lancashire
Relations	John Earl senior (father)
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 2 Runs scored 43 Batting average 10.75 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 18 Balls bowled 36 Wickets 2 Bowling average ? 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/? Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 April 2015

References

1. John Henry Earl at CricketArchive
2. "First-Class Matches played by John Earl". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Earl". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

External links

• John Earl at ESPNcricinfo