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| Full name | John Iddon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1902 Mawdesley, Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 April 1946 (aged 44) Madeley, Staffordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 279) | 8 January 1935 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 18 June 1935 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1924–1945 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927 | North | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 6 October 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Iddon (8 January 1902 – 17 April 1946)[1] was an English professional cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club from 1924 to 1945, and in five Test matches for England in 1935. He was born at Mawdesley, Lancashire, and died following a motor accident at Madeley, Staffordshire.
Iddon was an all-rounder who played in 504 first-class matches. As a right-handed batsman, he scored 22,681 career runs at an average of 36.76 runs per completed innings with a highest score of 222 as one of 46 centuries. He was a slow left arm orthodox bowler and took 551 first-class wickets with a best return of 9/42. He took five wickets in an innings fourteen times and ten wickets in a match twice. His best match return was 10/85. Generally an outfielder, he held 218 career catches.