John Bass (cricketer)

John Bass
Personal information
Full name
John George Bass
Born(1903-08-09)9 August 1903
Abington, Northamptonshire, England
Died16 October 1992(1992-10-16) (aged 89)
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1935Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 43
Batting average 10.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 16
Balls bowled 78
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 November 2011

John George Bass (9 August 1903 – 16 October 1992) was an English cricketer. Bass was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Abington, Northamptonshire.

Bass made two first-class appearances for Northamptonshire in the 1935 County Championship against Leicestershire and Sussex.[1] In the match against Leicestershire, Bass scored 5 runs in Northamptonshire's first-innings, before becoming one of eight victims for Haydon Smith. In their second-innings, he scored 16 runs before becoming one of seven victims for George Geary. He also bowled thirteen wicketless overs in this match.[2] In the match against Sussex at Horsham, Bass scored 12 runs in Northamptonshire's first-innings, before being dismissed by Alan Melville, while in their second-innings the same bowler dismissed him for 10 runs.[3]

He died at Northampton, Northamptonshire on 16 October 1992.

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Bass". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Northamptonshire v Leicestershire, 1935 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Northamptonshire v Leicestershire, 1935 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2011.