John Furley (cricketer)

John Furley (24 March 1847 – 30 June 1909) was an English first-class cricketer.

John Furley

Personal information
Full name	John Furley
Born	24 March 1847 Oakham, Rutland, England
Died	30 June 1909(1909-06-30) (aged 62) Oakham, Rutland, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm roundarm fast
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 13 Batting average 3.25 100s/50s –/– Top score 5 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 September 2019

Furley was born at Oakham in March 1847, where he was educated at Oakham School.^[1] He made two appearances in first-class cricket. His first appearance came for the North in the North v South fixture of 1875 at Loughborough, with his second appearance coming for an England XI against Gloucestershire at The Oval in 1877.^[2] He captained Oakham and Burghley Park Cricket Club.

Furley was a wine and spirit merchant on High Street, Oakham. He died suddenly at Oakham in June 1909.^[3]