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Full name | John Nelson Grover | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 21 October 1915 Hexham, Northumberland, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 December 1990 Waytown, Dorset, England | (aged 75)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1935–1950 | Northumberland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1936–1938 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 14 June 2019 |
John Nelson Grover (21 October 1915 – 17 December 1990) was an English first-class cricketer.
Grover was born at Hexham to Ehret Ernest Grove and his wife, Frieda Grover. He was educated at Winchester College between 1929–34, [1] after which he went up to Brasenose College, Oxford. [1] He debuted in minor counties cricket for Northumberland in the 1935 Minor Counties Championship. [2] While studying at the University of Oxford, Grover made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Yorkshire at Oxford in 1936. [3] In his second match against Lancashire he scored 119 runs. [4] He played eleven first-class matches in 1936, [3] gaining his blue. [4] He played fourteen first-class matches for the university in 1937, [3] but was below his best for most of the season, save for a century against the Minor Counties. [4] He captained Oxford in 1938, playing a further eight matches, though Grover and the team as a whole struggled in the season. [3] He played a total of 33 first-class matches for Oxford, scoring 1,188 runs at an average of 23.76. A free-scoring aggressive batsman, he scored three centuries and made a high score of 121. [5] Following the Second World War, in which his younger brother Charles was killed, [1] Grover returned to playing minor counties cricket for Northumberland, playing for the county until 1950. [2] He died in December 1990 at Waytown, Dorset.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | John Nelson Grover | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 21 October 1915 Hexham, Northumberland, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 December 1990 Waytown, Dorset, England | (aged 75)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1935–1950 | Northumberland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1936–1938 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 14 June 2019 |
John Nelson Grover (21 October 1915 – 17 December 1990) was an English first-class cricketer.
Grover was born at Hexham to Ehret Ernest Grove and his wife, Frieda Grover. He was educated at Winchester College between 1929–34, [1] after which he went up to Brasenose College, Oxford. [1] He debuted in minor counties cricket for Northumberland in the 1935 Minor Counties Championship. [2] While studying at the University of Oxford, Grover made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Yorkshire at Oxford in 1936. [3] In his second match against Lancashire he scored 119 runs. [4] He played eleven first-class matches in 1936, [3] gaining his blue. [4] He played fourteen first-class matches for the university in 1937, [3] but was below his best for most of the season, save for a century against the Minor Counties. [4] He captained Oxford in 1938, playing a further eight matches, though Grover and the team as a whole struggled in the season. [3] He played a total of 33 first-class matches for Oxford, scoring 1,188 runs at an average of 23.76. A free-scoring aggressive batsman, he scored three centuries and made a high score of 121. [5] Following the Second World War, in which his younger brother Charles was killed, [1] Grover returned to playing minor counties cricket for Northumberland, playing for the county until 1950. [2] He died in December 1990 at Waytown, Dorset.