John Moberly

John Moberly
Personal information
Full name	John Cornelius Moberly
Born	22 April 1848; Winchester, Hampshire, England
Died	29 January 1928 (aged 79); Southampton, Hampshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Relations	Robert Awdry (Nephew)
Domestic team information
1877	Hampshire
Career statistics
Matches	1
Runs scored	31
Batting average	15.50
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	27
Balls bowled	–
Wickets	–
Bowling average	–
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	–
Catches/stumpings	–/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 19 February 2010

John Cornelius Moberly (22 April 1848 – 29 January 1928) was an English cricketer. Moberly was a right-handed batsman.

Life[]

He was the fourth son of George Moberly;^[1] he was educated at Winchester College, where he represented the college cricket team in two non first-class matches against the Marylebone Cricket Club and Eton College.

Moberly matriculated at New College, Oxford in 1866, graduating B.A. in 1869.^[1] He made his only first-class appearance during the 1877 season for Hampshire against Derbyshire. Moberly scored 27 runs Hampshire's first innings and 4 in their second, leaving him with a batting average of 15.50.

In 1879 Moberly played a single non first-class match for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Winchester College.

Moberly died at Southampton, Hampshire on 29 January 1928.

Family[]

Moberly's nephew Robert Awdry played first-class cricket for Oxford University.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Moberly, John Cornelius" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.

External links[]

John Moberly at Cricinfo
John Moberly at CricketArchive

[alox-1] Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Moberly, John Cornelius" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.

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