John Eggar

John Eggar
Personal information
Full name
John Drennan Eggar
Born(1916-12-01)1 December 1916
Nowshera, North-West Frontier Province, British India
Died3 May 1983(1983-05-03) (aged 66)
Hinton St George, Somerset, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1938Oxford University
1938Hampshire
1946–1954Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 41
Runs scored 1,847
Batting average 31.84
100s/50s 4/9
Top score 219
Balls bowled 354
Wickets 1
Bowling average 193.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/2
Catches/stumpings 20/–
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.