Full Name

John Sharp

Born

February 15, 1878, Hereford

Died

January 28, 1938, Wavertree, Liverpool, Lancashire, (aged 59y 347d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Left arm Fast medium

A superb allrounder - and the first Test cricketer to come from Hereford - the compact Jack Sharp was a right-hand middle-order batsman and a brisk left-arm bowler, as well as being an outstanding cover fielder. Picked for three Tests against Australia in 1909 - mainly as a bowler- he did little until the final match at The Oval where he hit 105 in 170 minutes on top of three first-innings wickets. That was his only international recognition. He played for Lancashire for 15 seasons as a professional before the Great War, including their unbeaten Championship-winning side of 1904, and for another seven seasons as an amateur afterwards. He captained Lancashire from 1923 to 1925, doubling up as an England selector in 1924. His time at Old Trafford ended on a sour note when he was barracked by some of the crowd after he dropped a catch against Middlesex. He initially said he would never play on the ground again, but relented although he did retire at the end of the summer. White was also an outstanding footballer, representing England at outside-right, and was in the Everton side which won the 1906 FA Cup - he went on to become a director of the club. He also played for Aston Villa.
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Jack Sharp Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests36218810547.0011010
FC534805752271521131.1138117-2360

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests3418311133/673/10137.003.6361.0000
FC534-22063120884419/77-27.413.2850.0-183
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Debut/Last Matches of Jack Sharp

Recent Matches of Jack Sharp

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Lancashire vs Australians10 & 65--06-Jul-1921ManchesterFC
Lancashire vs Gloucs46--18-Aug-1920CheltenhamFC
England vs Australia105 & 0*3/67 & 0/3409-Aug-1909The OvalTest # 105
England vs Australia3 & 8*0/326-Jul-1909ManchesterTest # 104
England vs Australia61 & 110/701-Jul-1909LeedsTest # 103