Full Name

John Newman Dennis

Born

January 04, 1913, Leytonstone, Essex

Died

August 21, 2006 (aged 93y 229d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Education

Forest School

TEAMS

Jack Dennis was in the XI at Forest School for four summers, captaining them in his last year when he made 91 against a strong MCC side. He made his Essex debut in 1934 and played 23 games as an amateur in the six seasons before WW2 as a lower middle-order batsmen. In all that time he made only one fifty, against Sussex in 1937, and he also led the side in one game later that summer. His career as a solicitor restricted his appearances and he did not continue after the war. He played his club cricket for Loughton.
Cricinfo staff

A solicitor, Jack Dennis played 22 matches as an amateur for Essex in the six seasons leading up to the war, but passed fifty only once, with 53 against Sussex at Colchester in July 1937. The following week he captained them against Glamorgan.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Jack Dennis Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC223335305317.6601130

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC22000-----000

Recent Matches of Jack Dennis

MatchBatDateGroundFormat
Essex vs West Indians2 & 031-May-1939ChelmsfordFC
Essex vs Notts0 & 203-Aug-1938ChelmsfordFC
Essex vs WORCS5 & 37*30-Jul-1938WorcesterFC
Essex vs Lancashire027-Jul-1938ManchesterFC
Essex vs Northants223-Jul-1938RushdenFC

Debut/Last Matches of Jack Dennis

FC Matches

Span
1934 - 1939