John Josephs

John Josephs
Personal information
Full name John Michael Josephs
Born (1924-01-16)16 January 1924
Hendon, Middlesex, England
Died 25 December 2012(2012-12-25) (aged 88)[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946–1953 Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 166
Batting average 9.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 25*
Balls bowled 144
Wickets 1
Bowling average 86.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/21
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 February 2012

John Michael Josephs (16 January 1924 – 25 December 2012) was an English cricketer. Josephs was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Hendon, Middlesex, and was educated at Clifton College.

Josephs made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Oxford University in 1946. He made eight further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 1953 County Championship.[2] In his nine first-class appearances, Josephs scored 116 runs at an average of 9.66, with a high score of 25 not out.[3] With the ball, he took just a single wicket at an overall cost of 86 runs.[4] Josephs died peacefully at home on Christmas Day 2012.

References

  1. ↑ Published in the Harborough Mail on 3 January 2013 (2013-01-03). "John Michael Josephs : Obituary - In Memoriam". Harborough Mail. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by John Josephs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Josephs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Josephs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
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