John Martin (cricketer, born 1867)

John Newton Martin MBE (3 July 1867 – 31 August 1942) was an English first-class cricketer.

John Martin
Personal information
Full name
John Newton Martin
Born(1867-07-03)3 July 1867
St Austell, Cornwall, England
Died31 August 1942(1942-08-31) (aged 75)
Torquay, Devon, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1891Marylebone Cricket Club
1901–1903Devon
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 30
Batting average 30.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 29*
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 February 2011

The son of W. L. Martin, he was born in July 1867 at St Austell, Cornwall.[1] Martin had played second-class county cricket for teams representative of Devon since 1888.[2] In 1891, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Somerset at Taunton.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for a single run in the MCC first innings by Ted Tyler, while following-on in their second innings, he remained unbeaten on 29.[4] Ten years later, he captained Devon County Cricket Club in their inaugural Minor Counties Championship match against Glamorgan; in doing so, he became Devon's first captain in minor counties cricket. He played minor counties cricket for Devon until 1903, making twelve appearances.[5]

Martin's profession was recorded as being a surgeon.[1] He served in the First World War in the Royal Army Medical Corps, serving with the rank of lieutenant in May 1915.[6] He was made a temporary captain in May 1916.[7] Following the war, he was made an MBE in the 1919 New Year Honours,[8] having relinquished his commission in November 1918, at which point he retained the rank of captain.[9] Martin died in Torquay, Devon on 31 August 1942.

References
  1. Western will bequests. Western Morning News. 29 December 1942. p. 4
  2. "Teams John Martin played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by John Martin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. "Somerset v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1891". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  5. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Martin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  6. "No. 29193". The London Gazette. 15 June 1915. p. 5755.
  7. "No. 29193". The London Gazette. 15 June 1915. p. 5755.
  8. "No. 29618". The London Gazette. 9 June 1916. p. 5739.
  9. "No. 31667". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 November 1919. p. 14801.
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