JJ Warr, former Middlesex and England bowler, dies

JJ Warr, the former Middlesex and England seamer who later became a cricket writer and then president of the MCC, has died at the age of 88.

Warr England's career was limited to two Tests in which he managed just a single wicket against Australia on the 1950-51 Ashes tour.

His Test career was recalled late last year when his debut figures of 0 for 142 in Sydney were overtaken as the worst by an England player in their first Test by Adil Rashid's 0 for 163 in his first innings against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi

After his brief England career, Warr remained prolific in county cricket, taking 116 wickets in the 1956 season, and finished with 956 first-class wickets at 22.79. He also captained Middlesex in the last three seasons of his career.

He became a writer for the Sunday Telegraph, an after dinner speaker and was MCC president in 1987-88 before being made an honorary life vice-president.