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| Full name | John Johnson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1809 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 August 1877 (aged 67–68) Bassingfield, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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John Johnson (1809 – 5 August 1877) was an English first-class cricketer.
Johnson was born in Nottingham in 1809 and was by profession a solicitor. [1] His interest in cricket began when he played as a schoolboy, and he later made two appearances in first-class cricket for Nottingham in 1848, with both appearances coming against Sheffield. [2] Johnson was the honorary secretary of a number of Nottingham based cricket clubs, and in 1859 he became the honorary secretary of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, a post he held for ten years. During his tenure, he was instrumental in the construction of the first pavilion at Trent Bridge. [1] After retiring, he was appointed vice-president to Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Johnson died on 5 August 1877 at Bassingfield, Nottinghamshire. Having amassed a large collection of books on cricket during his lifetime, upon his death he left his collection to Richard Daft. [1]
References
- ^ a b c "John Johnson". www.trentbridge.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Johnson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
External links
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| Full name | John Johnson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1809 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 August 1877 (aged 67–68) Bassingfield, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 31 December 2019 | |||||||||||||||
John Johnson (1809 – 5 August 1877) was an English first-class cricketer.
Johnson was born in Nottingham in 1809 and was by profession a solicitor. [1] His interest in cricket began when he played as a schoolboy, and he later made two appearances in first-class cricket for Nottingham in 1848, with both appearances coming against Sheffield. [2] Johnson was the honorary secretary of a number of Nottingham based cricket clubs, and in 1859 he became the honorary secretary of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, a post he held for ten years. During his tenure, he was instrumental in the construction of the first pavilion at Trent Bridge. [1] After retiring, he was appointed vice-president to Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Johnson died on 5 August 1877 at Bassingfield, Nottinghamshire. Having amassed a large collection of books on cricket during his lifetime, upon his death he left his collection to Richard Daft. [1]
References
- ^ a b c "John Johnson". www.trentbridge.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Johnson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
External links
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| This biographical article related to an English cricket person born in the 1800s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |