John Juniper | |
Country: | England |
Fullname: | John William Juniper |
Birth Date: | 6 February 1862 |
Birth Place: | Southwick, Sussex, England |
Death Place: | Southwick, Sussex, England |
Batting: | Unknown |
Bowling: | Left-arm fast |
Year1: | 1880-1885 |
Type1: | First-class |
Debutdate1: | 14 June |
Debutyear1: | 1880 |
Debutagainst1: | Hampshire |
Lastdate1: | 8 June |
Lastyear1: | 1885 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 57 |
Runs1: | 490 |
Bat Avg1: | 6.71 |
100S/50S1: | - / - |
Top Score1: | 31 |
Deliveries1: | 9,906 |
Wickets1: | 184 |
Bowl Avg1: | 19.69 |
Fivefor1: | 6 |
Tenfor1: | - |
Best Bowling1: | 7/24 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 20/ - |
Date: | February |
Year: | 2012 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30688/30688.html CricketArchive |
John William Juniper (6 February 1862 — 20 June 1885) was an English cricketer who played for Sussex from 1880 to 1885.
Juniper was born at Southwick, West Sussex and was a labourer. He made his debut for Sussex at the age of 18 in June 1880 against Hampshire. He played for Sussex regularly for six seasons. In 1885 he caught a chill in the match against Cambridge University in 1885, which developed into typhoid fever, which resulted in his death, at Southwick, at the age of 23.
Juniper was a left-arm fast bowler and took 184 first-class wickets at an average of 19.69 and a best performance of 7 for 24. He played 97 innings in 57 first-class matches at an average of 6.71 and a top score of 31.[1]