John Perkins (cricketer)

John Perkins (17 May 1837 – 30 April 1901) was an English first-class cricketer.

John Perkins
"Downing", caricature by Hay in Vanity Fair, 1886.
Personal information
Full name
John Perkins
Born17 May 1837
Sawston, Cambridgeshire, England
Died30 April 1901(1901-04-30) (aged 63)
East Hatley, Cambridgeshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm underarm slow
RelationsHenry Perkins (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1861–1867Cambridgeshire
1863–1868Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 15
Runs scored 440
Batting average 18.33
100s/50s –/3
Top score 67
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 April 2021

The son of The Reverend Henry Perkins, he was born in May 1837 at Sawston, Cambridgeshire. He was educated at King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds,[1] before going up to Christ's College, Cambridge. He migrated to Downing College in 1861, where he was a classics fellow.[2] In the same year he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridgeshire against Surrey at Fenner's. He played first-class cricket for Cambridgeshire until 1867, making eleven appearances.[3] Perkins scored 311 runs in his eleven matches for Cambridgeshire, making two half centuries and recording a highest score of 67.[4] He served as secretary to Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club in 1866.[5] In addition to playing first-class cricket for Cambridgeshire, Perkins also made four appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1863 and 1868, scoring 129 runs and made a single half century score of 67.[4] At Downing College he became a tutor and bursar. He was a well-known figure in Cambridgeshire sport, where he was known by the nickname Jack, and was the brother of the cricketer Henry Perkins.[2] Perkins attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself at East Hatley on 30 April 1901, when described as "not being of sound mind"; he succumbed to his wounds a short time later.[5]

References
  1. Hervey, Sydenham Henry Augustus (1908). Bury St. Edmunds Grammar School List 1550–1900. Bury St. Edmunds: Paul & Mathew. p. 301.
  2. Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 94.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by John Perkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Perkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. Firth, David (2011). Silence Of The Heart: Cricket Suicides. Random House. ISBN 978-1780573939.
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