John Scobell (cricketer)

John Frederick Scobell (22 February 1844 – 8 July 1898) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

John Scobell

Personal information
Full name	John Frederick Scobell
Born	22 February 1844 Plymouth, Devon, England
Died	8 July 1898 (aged 54) St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1865–1867	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 73 Batting average 12.16 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 44 Balls bowled 32 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 April 2020

The son of John Edmund Scobell, he was born at Plymouth in February 1844. He was educated at Marlborough College,[1] before going up to Lincoln College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1865–67, making four appearances.[3] He scored 73 runs in his four matches, with a high score of 44.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, Scobell took holy orders in the Church of England. He was a chaplain in the British Indian Army at Calcutta from 1873, before returning to England where he was vicar of St John the Baptist's Church, Bognor until his death in 1898 at St Leonards-on-Sea.[1]

References

1. Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904 (5th ed.). Marlborough College. 1905. p. 100. ISBN 1528103440.
2. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 1262.
3. "First-Class Matches played by John Scobell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Scobell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

External links

• John Scobell at ESPNcricinfo