| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Drennan Eggar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1916 Nowshera, North-West Frontier Province, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 May 1983 (aged 66) Hinton St George, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1954 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 January 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Drennan Eggar (1 December 1916 — 3 May 1983) was an English schoolmaster and first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University and Hampshire in 1938 and for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1954. His career as a schoolmaster began in 1938, with his appointment to Repton School. He spent 25 years at Repton, before being appointed headmaster at the newly established Shiplake College, where he oversaw an increase in the number of enrolled pupils and the expansion of the school.