John Mordaunt (cricketer)

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John Mordaunt
Personal information
Full nameJohn Murray Mordaunt
Born30 December 1837
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Died21 December 1923(1923-12-21) (aged 85)
Westminster, Middlesex, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
RelationsEustace Mordaunt (son)
Gerald Mordaunt (son)
Henry Mordaunt (son)
Osbert Mordaunt (brother)
David Mordaunt (great-grandson)
Francis Portman (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1863Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 35
Batting average 11.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 24*
Balls bowled 20
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 October 2021

John Murray Mordaunt DL JP (30 December 1837 — 21 December 1923) was an English first-class cricketer, British Army officer and shipbuilder.

The son of Sir John Mordaunt, he was born at Stratford-upon-Avon in December 1837. He was educated at Eton College,[1] where he played in the cricket eleven.[2] From Eton he went up to Christ Church College at the Oxford, though he did not feature for the Oxford University Cricket Club during his studies there.[3] Six years after he had graduated from Oxford, Mordaunt was commissioned as a cornet in the Warwickshire Yeomanry in September 1861 and in December 1862, he was appointed deputy lieutenant for Warwickshire.[4][5] Mordaunt made two appearances in first-class cricket in 1863, playing for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University at Lord's and for the against the Gentlemen of Kent at Canterbury during the Canterbury Cricket Week,[6] scoring a total of 35 runs across both matches.[7]

In April 1864, he was promoted to lieutenant in the Warwickshire Yeomanry.[8] Mordaunt went into business with Thomas Ridley Oswald as a shipbuilder in Southampton in 1878, with the company being declared bankrupt in 1881.[9] In addition to having served as a deputy lieutenant for Warwickshire, Mordaunt was also a justice of the peace for the county.[1] He died at Westminster in December 1923.[10] He was married to Elizabeth Evelyn Cotes, with the couple having five children;[11] their three sons Eustace, Gerald and Henry all played first-class cricket.[2] Other relations who also played first-class cricket included his brother, Osbert, great-grandson David Mordaunt and nephew Francis Portman.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Stapylton, H. E. C. (1900). Eton School Lists. London: Spottiswoode & Co. p. 246.
  2. ^ a b "Wisden - Obutuaries in 1924". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. ^ Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 977.
  4. ^ "No. 22551". The London Gazette. 27 September 1861. p. 3862.
  5. ^ "No. 22689". The London Gazette. 12 December 1862. p. 6315.
  6. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Mordaunt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  7. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Mordaunt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  8. ^ "No. 22849". The London Gazette. 29 April 1864. p. 2344.
  9. ^ "No. 24947". The London Gazette. 8 March 1881. p. 1110.
  10. ^ Obituary. Warwick and Warwickshire Advertiser. 29 December 1923. p. 4
  11. ^ "John Murray Mordaunt". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

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