John Scobell (cricketer)

John Frederick Scobell (22 February 1844 – 8 July 1898) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

John Scobell
Personal information
Full nameJohn Frederick Scobell
Born22 February 1844
Plymouth, Devon, England
Died8 July 1898(1898-07-08) (aged 54)
St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1865–1867Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 73
Batting average 12.16
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 44
Balls bowled 32
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 April 2020

The son of John Edmund Scobell, he was born at Plymouth in February 1844. He was educated at Marlborough College,[1] before going up to Lincoln College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1865–67, making four appearances.[3] He scored 73 runs in his four matches, with a high score of 44.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, Scobell took holy orders in the Church of England. He was a chaplain in the British Indian Army at Calcutta from 1873, before returning to England where he was vicar of St John the Baptist's Church, Bognor until his death in 1898 at St Leonards-on-Sea.[1]

References

  1. Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904 (5th ed.). Marlborough College. 1905. p. 100. ISBN 1528103440.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 1262.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by John Scobell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Scobell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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