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John Badcock (cricketer)

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John Badcock
Personal information
Born(1883-10-04)4 October 1883
Christchurch, Hampshire, England
Died24 August 1940(1940-08-24) (aged 56)
Marylebone, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1906–1908Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 69
Runs scored 1,199
Batting average 14.44
100s/50s –/2
Top score 74
Balls bowled 9,157
Wickets 212
Bowling average 25.53
5 wickets in innings 12
10 wickets in match 3
Best bowling 8/44
Catches/stumpings 30/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2010

John Badcock (4 October 1883 – 24 August 1940) was an English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast and made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1906 County Championship against Surrey.

Badcock played 63 first-class matches for Hampshire, with his debut season being his most successful with 96 wickets at a bowling average of 24.81, with seven five wicket hauls and best figures of 6/61. Indeed, it can be said that Badcock did not have a single bad season with the ball in the three seasons he represented Hampshire, taking 49 wicket at a bowling average of 26.08 in 1907 and 67 wickets at a bowling average of 26.17, with five five wicket hauls and three ten wickets in a match hauls and career best figures of 8/44 against Sussex.

Badcock's final match for Hampshire came in the 1908 County Championship against Gloucestershire at Dean Park Cricket Ground in Bournemouth. In Badcock's 63 first-class matches for the county he took 212 wickets at a bowling average of 25.53, with twelve five wicket hauls, three ten wicket hauls in a match and best figures of 8/44. Badcock was also a useful lower order batsman, scoring 1,199 runs at a batting average of 14.44, with two half centuries and a high score of 74 against Middlesex in 1907.

Badcock died at Marylebone, London on 24 August 1940. Badcock was not afforded a Wisden Obituary in the 1941 edition.