Full Name

John Thomas Brown Dumelow Platts

Born

November 23, 1848, Chellaston, Derbyshire

Died

August 06, 1898, Derby, (aged 49y 256d)

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast, Right arm Slow

John Platts, the well-known Derbyshire cricketer - one of the best allround players possessed by the county in its early days - died on the 6th of August. A tragic interest attached to the start of Platts' career as a cricketer, as it was a ball bowled by him in the MCC and Notts match at Lord's in 1870 that caused the death of George Summers. At that time a very fast bowler, Platts afterwards lessened his pace and the catastrophe made such a painful impression upon him, that it is said he never in subsequent years could play, with any pleasure, at Lord's ground. After dropping out of active work in the cricket field he became one of the regular county umpires.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

John Platts Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100sCtSt
FC971806223711512.851560

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR5w10w
FC97845436731956/3918.832.6043.370

Umpire & Referee

FormatMatUmpire
FC88

Debut/Last Matches of John Platts

FC Matches

Span
1870 - 1884

Recent Matches of John Platts

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Derbyshire vs Australians33* & 02/6612-Jun-1882DerbyFC
Derbyshire vs Notts0 & 04/4510-Jul-1879NottinghamFC
Derbyshire vs Hampshire28 & 260/19 & 1/2224-Jul-1876SouthamptonFC