John Kilbee

John Richard Kilbee (born 24 July 1947) is an English former first-class cricketer.

John Kilbee
Personal information
Full name
John Richard Kilbee
Born (1947-07-24) 24 July 1947
Victoria, British Hong Kong
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19681969Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 70
Batting average 8.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 18*
Balls bowled 508
Wickets 8
Bowling average 33.75
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/96
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 June 2020

The son of Lieutenant Laurence Kilbee, he was born at Victoria in British Hong Kong during his father's military service there. He was educated in England at The King's School, Canterbury before going up to St Edmund Hall, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1968 and 1969, making eight appearances.[2] He scored 70 runs in these matches with a high score of 18 not out,[3] while with his right-arm medium pace he took 8 wickets at an average of 33.75, with best figures of 4 for 96.[4]

References

  1. "Player profile: John Kilbee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by John Kilbee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Kilbee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by John Kilbee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

John Kilbee at ESPNcricinfo

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