John O'Connor (English cricketer)
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John O'Connor was an English
cricket
er who played for Derbyshire
in 1900.
O'Connor was born in Pinxton
, Derbyshire
(registered as Oconer), the son of William O'Connor a coal miner from Ireland and his wife Mary. At the age of 14 he was a coal mine ganger..
O'Connor's playing career began in 1893 with Cambridgeshire
, his first match being against the MCC. He played regularly for Cambridgeshire until 1899 in the Minor Counties Championship and in other matches against MCC. O'Connor also umpired seven first-class cricket matches involving Cambridge University
between 1894 and 1896. O'Connor's last game for Cambridgeshire in the 1899 season was against MCC when Arthur Conan Doyle
took seven Cambridgeshire wickets although not his.
O'Connor made his debut first-class appearance for Derbyshire in the 1900 season
in May against Lancashire
when he took 5 wickets in both innings at 5-56 and 5-69. Except in the next match he took a regular haul of wickets for the rest of the season, although he never came near his initial performance. His best batting score was 17 against Hampshire
in a 177-run Derbyshire victory at the start of June. O'Connor was a right-arm off-break and medium-pace bowler and took 24 first class wickets at an average of 15.79 and a best performance of 5 for 56. He was a right-handed tail end batsman and played 14 innings in 9 first class matches with a top score of 17 and an average of 6.11.
O'Connor umpired two minor county matches in 1902 and one in 1903. He played another minor county season for Cambridgeshire in 1912 and started umpiring first class matches for Cambridge University again. Apart from a break in the war years he took one or to matches per season, usually against Free Foresters or the Army.
O'Connor died in Cambridge
at the age of 69.
His son Jack O'Connor
was born at Cambridge in 1897 and played cricket for England and Essex. His brother in law Herbert Carpenter played for Essex.
England
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cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in 1900.
O'Connor was born in Pinxton
Pinxton
Pinxton is a village on the eastern boundary of Derbyshire in the Bolsover district, England.In Anglo-Saxon times it was a small agricultural community, thought to have been recorded in the Domesday Book as "Esnotrewic." It is also thought that it was known as "Snodeswic," given by Wulfric Spott to...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
(registered as Oconer), the son of William O'Connor a coal miner from Ireland and his wife Mary. At the age of 14 he was a coal mine ganger..
O'Connor's playing career began in 1893 with Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club
Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cambridgeshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy.The club is based at The Avenue...
, his first match being against the MCC. He played regularly for Cambridgeshire until 1899 in the Minor Counties Championship and in other matches against MCC. O'Connor also umpired seven first-class cricket matches involving Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
between 1894 and 1896. O'Connor's last game for Cambridgeshire in the 1899 season was against MCC when Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger...
took seven Cambridgeshire wickets although not his.
O'Connor made his debut first-class appearance for Derbyshire in the 1900 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1900
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1900 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for twenty-nine years. It was their sixth season in the County Championship and they won three matches to finish thirteenth in the Championship table.-1900 season:Derbyshire played...
in May against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
when he took 5 wickets in both innings at 5-56 and 5-69. Except in the next match he took a regular haul of wickets for the rest of the season, although he never came near his initial performance. His best batting score was 17 against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in a 177-run Derbyshire victory at the start of June. O'Connor was a right-arm off-break and medium-pace bowler and took 24 first class wickets at an average of 15.79 and a best performance of 5 for 56. He was a right-handed tail end batsman and played 14 innings in 9 first class matches with a top score of 17 and an average of 6.11.
O'Connor umpired two minor county matches in 1902 and one in 1903. He played another minor county season for Cambridgeshire in 1912 and started umpiring first class matches for Cambridge University again. Apart from a break in the war years he took one or to matches per season, usually against Free Foresters or the Army.
O'Connor died in Cambridge
Cambridge
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at the age of 69.
His son Jack O'Connor
Jack O'Connor (English cricketer)
Jack O'Connor was an English cricketer who played in four Tests from 1929 to 1930....
was born at Cambridge in 1897 and played cricket for England and Essex. His brother in law Herbert Carpenter played for Essex.