John Martin (cricketer, born 1867)

John Martin
Personal information
Full name
John Newton Martin
Born(1867-07-03)3 July 1867
St Austell, Cornwall, England
Died31 August 1942(1942-08-31) (aged 75)
Torquay, Devon, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1891Marylebone Cricket Club
1901–1903Devon
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 30
Batting average 30.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 29*
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 February 2011

John Newton Martin MBE (3 July 1867 – 31 August 1942) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of W. L. Martin, he was born in July 1867 at St Austell, Cornwall.[1] Martin had played second-class county cricket for teams representative of Devon since 1888.[2] In 1891, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Somerset at Taunton.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for a single run in the MCC first innings by Ted Tyler, while following-on in their second innings, he remained unbeaten on 29.[4] Ten years later, he captained Devon County Cricket Club in their inaugural Minor Counties Championship match against Glamorgan; in doing so, he became Devon's first captain in minor counties cricket. He played minor counties cricket for Devon until 1903, making twelve appearances.[5]

Martin's profession was recorded as being a surgeon.[1] He served in the First World War in the Royal Army Medical Corps, serving with the rank of lieutenant in May 1915.[6] He was made a temporary captain in May 1916.[6] Following the war, he was made an MBE in the 1919 New Year Honours,[7] having relinquished his commission in November 1918, at which point he retained the rank of captain.[8] Martin died in Torquay, Devon on 31 August 1942.

References

  1. ^ a b Western will bequests. Western Morning News. 29 December 1942. p. 4
  2. ^ "Teams John Martin played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Martin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Somerset v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1891". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Martin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b "No. 29193". The London Gazette. 15 June 1915. p. 5755.
  7. ^ "No. 29618". The London Gazette. 9 June 1916. p. 5739.
  8. ^ "No. 31667". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 November 1919. p. 14801.