John Inns

John Herbert Inns (30 March 1876 – 14 June 1905) was an English cricketer. Inns' batting and bowling styles are not known, but it is known he fielded on occasion as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Writtle, Essex.

John Inns

Personal information
Full name	John Herbert Inns
Born	30 March 1878 Writtle, Essex, England
Died	14 May 1905 (aged 27) Leyton, Essex, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Role	Occasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1898–1904	Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 10 Runs scored 73 Batting average 6.63 100s/50s –/– Top score 28 Balls bowled 30 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2011

Inns made his first-class debut for Essex against Oxford University in 1898. He played infrequently for Essex, making nine further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1904 County Championship.[1] In his ten first-class appearances, he scored 73 runs at an average of 6.63, with a high score of 28. In the field he took 8 catches.[2]

He died at Leyton, Essex on 14 June 1905 and was buried at Writtle.[3]

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by John Inns". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Inns". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
3. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1905". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2011.

External links

• John Inns at ESPNcricinfo
• John Inns at CricketArchive