John Comber

John Howard Comber (8 January 1861 – 1903) was an English cricketer. Comber's batting and bowling style is unknown. He was born at Brighton, Sussex and died at Lowell, Massachusetts.

For the American-born Catholic missionary and bishop, see John William Comber.

John Comber
Personal information
Full name
John Howard Comber
Born(1861-01-08)8 January 1861
Brighton, Sussex, England
Died1903
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1885Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 28
Batting average 5.60
100s/50s –/–
Top score 8
Balls bowled 44
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 December 2011

Comber made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent at Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend in 1885. He made two further first-class appearances for Sussex that season, against Hampshire at the County Ground, Southampton and Gloucestershire at the College Ground, Cheltenham.[1] He struggled in his three first-class matches, scoring just 28 runs at an average of 5.60, with a high score of 8.[2]

At some point later in his life he moved to the United States where in 1892 he is recorded as an "overseer" in his marriage to Lucy Johnson in Lowell, Massachusetts; they had a daughter, also Lucy, in 1895. He featured in a match for Massachusetts against Lord Hawke's XI in 1894.[3] He died in 1903, but the precise date of death is not known.[4]

References
  1. "First-Class Matches played by John Comber". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Comber". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  3. "Massachusetts v Lord Hawke's XI, 1894". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
  4. "John Howard Comber". Find-A-Grave. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
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