John Maude (cricketer)

John Maude (17 March 1850 – 17 November 1934) was an English first-class cricketer and solicitor.

John Maude
Personal information
Born17 March 1850
York, Yorkshire, England
Died17 November 1934(1934-11-17) (aged 84)
Oberhofen, Bern, Switzerland
BattingUnknown
BowlingLeft-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1873Marylebone Cricket Club
1873Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 25
Batting average 6.25
100s/50s –/–
Top score 12*
Balls bowled 844
Wickets 23
Bowling average 11.08
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 6/14
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 April 2020

The son of Thomas James Maude, he was born at York in March 1850. He was educated at Eton College,[1] where he was tutored by George Yonge.[2] From Eton, he went up to Lincoln College, Oxford.[3] He played first-class cricket while studying at Oxford in 1873, making his debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Oxford University at Oxford. He followed this up by playing four first-class matches for Oxford University, including in The University Match at Lord's against Cambridge University where he took figures of 6 for 39 in the Cambridge second-innings.[4][5] In five first-class matches, Maude took 23 wickets at an average of 11.08 and twice took five wickets in an innings.[6]

After graduating from Oxford, he became a solicitor. He was articled to the law firm Rickards & Walker at Lincoln's Inn Fields, becoming a partner in 1877. Maude died at in Switzerland at Oberhofen in November 1934.[7]

References

  1. The Eton Register 1862–1868. Spottiswoode & Co., Ltd. 1906. p. 68.
  2. "Wisden - Obitauries in 1934". ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  3. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Maude, John" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co via Wikisource.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by John Maude". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. "Oxford University v Cambridge University, 1873". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  6. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Maude". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  7. Ince, E. B. (1934). The Law Journal. Vol. 78. p. 349.
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