John Kirk (cricketer)

John Alexander Wright Kirk (2 December 1888 — 21 October 1961) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

John Kirk
Personal information
Full name
John Alexander Wright Kirk
Born2 December 1888
Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died21 October 1961(1961-10-21) (aged 72)
Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19201923Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 15
Batting average 3.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 11
Balls bowled 792
Wickets 11
Bowling average 31.36
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/80
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 October 2022

Kirk was born at Coatbridge in December 1888. He was educated at Uddingston Grammar School. A club cricketer for Uddingston, he made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Edinburgh in 1920. He made two further first-class appearances against Ireland at Glasgow in 1922 and Dublin in 1923.[1] Playing as a right-arm medium pace bowler, he took 11 wickets at an average of 31.36, with best figures of 4 for 80.[2] As a lower order batsman, he scored 15 runs with a highest score of 11.[3] Kirk died at Coatbridge in October 1961.

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by John Kirk". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  2. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by John Kirk". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  3. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Kirk". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
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