John Kirby (cricketer)

John Edward Weston Kirby (born 4 February 1936) is an English former first-class cricketer.

John Kirby

Personal information
Full name	John Edward Weston Kirby
Born	4 February 1936 Low Fell, County Durham, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1956	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 78 Batting average 13.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 28 Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 June 2020

Kirby was born in February 1936 at Low Fell, County Durham. He was educated at Ampleforth College, before going up to Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made three appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1956, against the Free Foresters, Nottinghamshire and Sussex.[2] He scored 78 runs in his three matches, with a high score of 28.[3]

References

1. "Player profile: John Kirby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
2. "First-Class Matches played by John Kirby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
3. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Kirby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

External links

John Kirby at ESPNcricinfo