John Dunn (cricketer)

John Dunn (8 June 1862 – 10 October 1892) was an English first-class cricketer who played with Surrey and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He also played cricket for Hong Kong later in his career.

John Dunn
Personal information
Full nameCpt John Dunn
Born(1862-06-08)8 June 1862
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died10 October 1892(1892-10-10) (aged 30)
Pescadores, Formosa
BattingRight-handed batsman
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1881Surrey
1882Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 95
Batting average 8.63
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 38*
Balls bowled -
Wickets -
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings -
10 wickets in match -
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings 1/0

Dunn was educated at Harrow School and played his cricket as an amateur. A right-handed batsman, he made four first-class appearances for Surrey in 1881 and two for the MCC the following year.[1] Although he was used as a specialist batsman he struggled in his matches, except for an innings of 38 not out which he made when playing with Surrey against Kent at Mote Park.[2] His only other first-class match was for the Gentlemen of England, whom he represented against I Zingari in 1889.[3]

After serving as a cadet at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, Dunn joined the Liverpool Regiment in 1882 and was promoted to the rank of captain seven years later.[4] In 1889 he was posted to Hong Kong with the Army Service Corps and began playing cricket for the UK territory.[5]

He represented the Hong Kong cricket team in Interport matches, during 1891 and 1892. In a match against Shanghai which Hong Kong hosted, Dunn scored 107 to help his team win by an innings and 123 runs.[6] Later that year in October, Hong Kong played an away match against Shanghai and travelled home on the SS Bokhara, which sank in a typhoon off the coast of Formosa. Dunn was killed along with ten of his teammates.

References
  1. "First-Class Matches played by John Dunn". CricketArchive.
  2. "Kent v Surrey 1881". CricketArchive.
  3. "Gentlemen of England v I Zingari 1889". CricketArchive.
  4. "Brief profile of John Dunn". CricketArchive.
  5. "John Dunn profile". Cricinfo.
  6. "Hong Kong v Shanghai 1891/92". CricketArchive.


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