John Mare

John Matthew Mare (22 February 1854 – 11 December 1909) was an English cricketer. Mare was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Paddington, London.

For the American painter, see John Mare (painter).

John Mare
Personal information
Full name
John Matthew Mare
Born(1854-02-22)22 February 1854
Paddington, London, England
Died11 December 1909(1909-12-11) (aged 55)
England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1870–1878Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 26
Runs scored 616
Batting average 14.00
100s/50s –/1
Top score 97
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 January 2012

Mare made his first-class debut for Sussex against Surrey in 1870. He made 25 further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Surrey in 1878.[1] In his 26 first-class matches, he scored a total of 616 runs at an average of 14.00.[2] An opening batsman, he only passed fifty once, narrowly missing out on a century when he scored 97 against Kent in 1872.[3]

He died in England on 11 December 1909, though the exact place of his death is not known.

References
  1. "First-Class Matches played by John Mare". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Mare". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  3. "Sussex v Kent, 1872". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
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