John Southern (cricketer, born 1952)

John William Southern (born 2 September 1952) is a former English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox who played county cricket for Hampshire County Cricket Club.

John Southern
Personal information
Full name
John William Southern
Born (1952-09-02) 2 September 1952
King's Cross, London
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1975–1983Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 164 25
Runs scored 1,653 52
Batting average 15.30 10.40
100s/50s 0/3 0/0
Top score 61* 15*
Balls bowled 28,757 945
Wickets 412 14
Bowling average 29.81 44.57
5 wickets in innings 17 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/46 2/34
Catches/stumpings 59/ 9/
Source: Cricinfo, 21 October 2009

Southern, who was born in Kings Cross, London, made his Hampshire debut in 1975 and went on to play for the club for 8 seasons until 1983. Southern played 164 first-class and 25 one-day matches for the club.

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