John Buller (cricketer)

Hon. John Yarde Buller (23 December 1823 – 6 May 1867) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

John Buller
Personal information
Full nameJohn Yarde Buller
Born23 December 1823
Elvaston, Derbyshire, England
Died6 May 1867(1867-05-06) (aged 43)
Beverston, Gloucestershire, England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1850Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 3
Batting average 3.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 3*
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 January 2020

The son of politician John Yarde-Buller and Elizabeth Wilson Patten, he was born in December 1823 at Elvaston, Derbyshire.[1] He was educated at Eton College,[2] before going up to University College, Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, Buller made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1850.[4] Batting twice in the match, he ended the Oxford first-innings of 97 all out unbeaten on 3, while in their second-innings he was dismissed without scoring by Samuel Dakin.[5] He later served in the South Devon Militia,[2] where he gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and succeeded his father in command.[6] Buller married Charlotte Chandos-Pole in January 1845.[1] He died in May 1867 at Chavenage House in Beverston, Gloucestershire, in doing so he predeceased his father. Upon the death of his father, who held the title Baron Churston, he was succeeded as the 2nd Baronet by Buller's son, John.[1] He is the great-great grandfather of Aga Khan IV.

References
  1. "Hon. John Yarde-Buller". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. Stapylton, H. E. C. (1864). The Eton School Lists from 1791 to 1850. E. P. Williams. p. 176.
  3. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 188.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by John Buller". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. "Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University, 1850". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  6. Army List.
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