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| Full name | John Usher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1859 Templemore, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 August 1905 (aged 46) Haslingden, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1888 | Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 November 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Usher (26 February 1859 – 9 August 1905) was an Irish first-class cricketer, who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1888.[1]
Born in Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland, Usher was a slow left arm orthodox spinner, who took two wickets for 31 runs, and scored seven runs at an average of 3.50,[1] in his match against the MCC. The MCC won the game by 103 runs.
Usher died in August 1905 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England. He drowned himself in a pond.[2]
- ^ a b Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 380. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
- ^ "Professional Cricketer's Suicide". Citizen. 11 August 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 18 October 2023.