Jack Pritchard (cricketer)

Jack Mervyn Pritchard (19 May 1895 – 17 November 1936) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Jack Pritchard

Personal information
Full name	Jack Mervyn Pritchard
Born	19 May 1895 Madras, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	17 November 1936(1936-11-17) (aged 41) Kensington, London, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1919	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 36 Batting average 18.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 22* Balls bowled 390 Wickets 7 Bowling average 25.28 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 4/45 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 April 2020

The son of John Arthur Pritchard, he was born in British India at Madras in May 1895. He was educated in England at Charterhouse School.^[1] Instead of progressing straight to university from Chaterhouse, Pritchard instead served in the British Army during the First World War, being commissioned as a second lieutenant with the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment in August 1914.^[2] He was made a temporary lieutenant in October 1914,^[3] with promotion to the full rank coming in April 1916.^[4] He was promoted to captain in May 1917.^[5]

Following the war, Pritchard went up to Brasenose College at the University of Oxford.^[6] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1919, playing against the Free Foresters and Sussex.^[7] He scored 36 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 22 not out,^[8] while with the ball he took 7 wickets with best figures of 4 for 45.^[9] Pritchard died at Kensington in November 1936.

References

1. Charterhouse Register, 1872-1910. Vol. 2. Chiswick Press. 1911. p. 830.
2. "No. 28876". The London Gazette. 21 August 1914. p. 6604.
3. "No. 29274". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 August 1915. p. 8497.
4. "No. 29807". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 October 1916. p. 10532.
5. "No. 30056". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 May 1917. p. 4436.
6. Oxford University Calendar. University of Oxford. 1937. p. 465.
7. "First-Class Matches played by Jack Pritchard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
8. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Jack Pritchard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
9. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Jack Pritchard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

External links

• Jack Pritchard at ESPNcricinfo