John Saunders (cricketer)

John Graham Saunders (born 30 November 1936) is a South African-born English first-class cricketer and academic.

John Saunders

Personal information
Full name	John Graham Saunders
Born	30 November 1936 Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1966	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 48 Batting average 16.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 47* Balls bowled 591 Wickets 10 Bowling average 16.30 5 wickets in innings 2 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 5/50 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 July 2020

Saunders was born at Johannesburg in November 1936. He was educated at Hilton College, before going to England to study medicine at Worcester College, Oxford though at the end of his freshman year he decided to change from medicine to study English, due largely to undiagnosed dyspraxia which affected his co-ordination during surgical procedures.[1][2] While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Lancashire and Leicestershire in 1966.[3] An off break bowler, he took 10 wickets against Lancashire, with a five wicket haul in both Lancashire innings', to claim match figures of 10 for 102.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, Saunders became an academic, lecturing for over thirty years at the University of Chichester.[2]

References

1. "Player profile: John Saunders". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
2. "Claire and John Saunders". www.paripublishing.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
3. "First-Class Matches played by John Saunders". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
4. "Oxford University v Lancashire, 1966". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

External links

• John Saunders at ESPNcricinfo