Full name John Richmond Gunn
Born July 19, 1876, Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire
Died August 21, 1963, Basford, Nottinghamshire (aged 87 years 33 days)
Major teams England, London County, Nottinghamshire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 6 | 10 | 2 | 85 | 24 | 10.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
First-class | 535 | 845 | 105 | 24557 | 294 | 33.18 | 40 | 129 | 247 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 6 | 9 | 999 | 387 | 18 | 5/76 | 8/164 | 21.50 | 2.32 | 55.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 535 | 68269 | 30461 | 1242 | 8/65 | 24.52 | 2.67 | 54.9 | 82 | 17 |
Test debut | Australia v England at Sydney, Dec 13-16, 1901 scorecard |
Last Test | England v Australia at Nottingham, May 29-31, 1905 scorecard |
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First-class span | 1896 - 1904 |
John Richmond Gunn, who died in hospital at Nottingham on August 21, aged 87, was a member of a celebrated Nottinghamshire cricketing family. Nephew of William Gunn and elder brother of George, he was uncle of G.V., all of whom, like himself, played for the county. A fine all-rounder, John Gunn made his first appearance for Nottinghamshire in 1896 and continued his professional career with the county till 1925. In that time he scored 24,601 runs, average 33.19, took 1,243 wickets at 24.50 runs each and held 233 catches.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1904