John Usher (cricketer)

John Usher (26 February 1859 – 9 August 1905) was an Irish first-class cricketer, who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1888.^[1]

John Usher

Personal information
Full name	John Usher
Born	26 February 1859 Templemore, Ireland
Died	9 August 1905(1905-08-09) (aged 46) Haslingden, Lancashire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1888	Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 7 Batting average 3.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 5 Balls bowled 72 Wickets 2 Bowling average 15.50 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 2/11 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 November 2018

Born in Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland, Usher was a slow left arm orthodox spinner, who took two wickets for 31 runs, and scored seven runs at an average of 3.50,^[1] in his match against the MCC. The MCC won the game by 103 runs.

Usher died in August 1905 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England. He drowned himself in a pond.^[2]

References

1. Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 380. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
2. "Professional Cricketer's Suicide". Citizen. 11 August 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

External links

• Cricinfo Profile
• Cricket Archive Statistics