John Moberly (cricketer)

John Moberly
Personal information
Full name
John Cornelius Moberly
Born22 April 1848
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Died29 January 1928(1928-01-29) (aged 79)
Southampton, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsRobert Awdry (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1877Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 31
Batting average 15.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 27
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 February 2010

John Cornelius Moberly (22 April 1848 – 29 January 1928) was an English first-class cricketer, cricket administrator and solicitor.

The fourth son of the cleric George Moberly, he was born at Winchester in April 1848. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] where he played for the college cricket team.[2] From Winchester he matriculated to New College, Oxford.[3] After graduating from Oxford, Moberly practiced as a solicitor at Alresford.[1] A keen cricketer, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Derbyshire at Derby in 1877.[4] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 27 runs in Hampshire's first innings by Amos Hind, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by William Hickton.[5] Although he did bowl in first-class cricket, Wisden described him as "a steady and painstaking bowler, varying the pitch considerably, and was sometimes very successful".[2] He later served Hampshire County Cricket Club in an administrative capacity, serving for many years as its treasurer and chairman of committee. From 1913 to 1918, he served as its president.[2] Moberly died at Southampton in January 1928.[6] His nephew, Robert Awdry, also played first-class cricket.

  1. ^ a b Dauglish, M. G.; Wainewright, John Bannerman (1907). Winchester College, 1836–1906: A Register. Winchester: P. and G. Wells. p. 476.
  2. ^ a b c "Wisden - Obitauries in 1928". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  3. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Moberly, John Cornelius" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Moberly". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Derbyshire v Hampshire, 1877". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  6. ^ The late Mr. John Cornelius Moberly. Hampshire Advertiser. 4 February 1928. p. 5