John Gunner

John Gunner

Personal information
Full name	John Hugh Gunner
Born	(1884-05-17)17 May 1884 Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England
Died	9 August 1918(1918-08-09) (aged 34) Kemmel, Flanders, Belgium
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Relations	Charles Gunner (father)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1906–1907	Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 6 Runs scored 65 Batting average 8.12 100s/50s –/– Top score 32 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 January 2010

Captain John Hugh Gunner (17 May 1884 – 9 August 1918) was an English first-class cricketer. He was educated at Marlborough College, where he represented the college team from 1901 to 1902, captaining the college in 1902. Later Gunner was educated at Trinity College, Oxford where he represented the college cricket team.

Gunner represented Hampshire in six first-class matches, the first of which came in 1906 against the touring West Indians. Gunner's final first-class match came in 1907 against Leicestershire.

Gunner fought in the First World War with the Hampshire Regiment, where he held the rank of captain. Gunner died of wounds on 9 August 1918, at Kemmel, Belgium. He was buried at La Clytte Military Cemetery, near Ypres.

Family

Gunner's father, Charles Gunner represented Hampshire in a single first-class match in 1878.

External links

• John Gunner at Cricinfo
• John Gunner at CricketArchive