John Pentecost (cricketer)

John Henry Pentecost (15 October 1857 – 23 February 1902) was an English professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club between 1882 and 1890.[1]

John Pentecost
Pentecost in 1888
Personal information
Full name
John Henry Pentecost
Born1857
Brighton, Sussex
Died23 February 1902(1902-02-23) (aged 44)
St John's Wood, London
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1882–1890Kent
FC debut12 June 1882 Kent v Yorkshire
Last FC10 July 1890 Kent v Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 66
Runs scored 572
Batting average 7.52
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 38
Balls bowled 28
Wickets 1
Bowling average 28.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/19
Catches/stumpings 95/32
Source: CricInfo, 11 November 2018

Pentecost was born at Brighton in 1857[lower-alpha 1] and made his Kent debut in 1882 against Yorkshire at Bramall Lane, Sheffield.[2] He played primarily as a wicket-keeper, making 63 of his 66 first-class cricket appearances for the county, making 124 dismissals.[2][3] Writing in Wisden in 1907 George Marsham described him as "not a very brilliant wicket-keeper" but "a very plucky one"[3] and Pentecost was forced to stop playing earlier than would have been normal due to "failing eyesight".[4]

After being awarded his county cap in 1885,[2] Pentecost was awarded a benefit match in 1892 and was a member of the ground staff at Lord's.[4] He died at St John's Wood in London[lower-alpha 1] in February 1902 aged 44.[4][5]

Notes
  1. CricketArchive gives Pentecost's date of birth as 15 October 1855, his place of birth as Deptford and his place of death as Hampstead. CricInfo gives his date of birth as 15 October 1857, his place of birth as Brighton and his place of death as St John's Wood. The last detail matches his Wisden obituary, although his age at death is given as 42 in his obituary. The details from CricInfo have been preferred as the place of death matches that given in Wisden.

References
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  1. Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 444–445. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  2. John Pentecost, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  3. Marsham G (1907) A short history of Kent cricket, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1907. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  4. J Pentecost, Obituaries in 1902, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1903. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  5. John Pentecost, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-11-11.

John Pentecost at ESPNcricinfo

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