John Badcock (cricketer)
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| Full name | John Badcock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1883 Christchurch, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 August 1940 (aged 56) Marylebone, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0[1] in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1906–1908 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Badcock (4 October 1883 — 24 August 1940) was an English first-class cricketer.
Badcock was born in October 1883 at Christchurch, Hampshire. As a young cricketer, he was associated with the Kent County Young Players' eleven, but ultimately signed for Hampshire in February 1906 at the age of 22.[2] He made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Surrey at The Oval in the 1906 County Championship.[3] His first season was considered a success,[4] with Badcock taking 96 wickets with his right-arm fast bowling at an average of 24.81, in addition to claiming seven five wicket hauls.[5] Whilst not as effective in the following season, he nonetheless took 49 wickets from 21 matches at an average of 26.08, though he did not manage to take more than four wickets in an innings.[5] In 1907, he once again played in 21 matches, taking 67 wickets at an average of 26.17; he took five wickets in an innings on five occasions, which included his career best bowling figures of 8 for 44,[5] taken against Sussex at Portsmouth.[6] During this season, he also took ten wickets in a match on three occasions.[5] Despite doubts over his fitness (he weighed over 16 stone),[7] Hampshire offered Badcock a two-year contract and a trainer to improve his fitness, however he declined the offer and left at the end of the 1908 season to manage a cinema in London.[4] In 63 first-class appearances, he took 212 wickets at an average of 25.53.[8] As a lower order batsman, he scored 1,199 runs at a batting average of 14.44; he scored two half centuries, with a top-score of 74.[9] Badcock died at Marylebone in August 1940.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cricket". Hampshire Chronicle. Winchester. 3 February 1906. p. 8. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Portsmouth news". Hampshire Post and Southsea Observer. Portsmouth. 2 February 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 28 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Badcock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Born On This Day: 4th October". www.ageasbowl.com. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d "First-Class Bowling in Each Season by John Badcock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Hampshire v Sussex, County Championship 1908". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Our County Cricket". Bournemouth Graphic. Bournemouth. 11 July 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 30 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by John Badcock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Bowling For Each Team by John Badcock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2023.