John Rutherford (Hampshire cricketer)

John Rutherford
Personal information
Full name
John Seymour Rutherford
Born(1890-02-27)27 February 1890
Highclere, Hampshire, England
Died14 April 1943(1943-04-14) (aged 53)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsArnold Rutherford (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1913Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 128
Batting average 9.14
100s/50s –/–
Top score 33*
Balls bowled 198
Wickets 3
Bowling average 36.66
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/4
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 March 2010

John Seymour Rutherford (27 February 1890 — 14 April 1943) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of the soldier J. A. Rutherford,[1] he was born in February 1892 at Highclere, Hampshire. He was educated at Repton School.[1] Rutherford played first-class cricket for Hampshire in the 1913 County Championship, making his debut against Derbyshire at Southampton. He made a further seven appearances that season,[2] scoring 128 runs at an average of 9.14, with a highest score of 33 not out.[3] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he also took three wickets.[4] Rutherford served in the British Army during the First World War, being commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Hampshire Regiment in September 1914.[5] He relinquished his commission on account of ill-health in September 1916 and was granted the honorary rank of lieutenant.[6][7] Following the war, he gained employment as a solicitors clerk.[8] Rutherford died at Oxford in April 1943.[9] His brother, Arnold, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

  1. ^ a b Repton School Register, 1557–1910. Repton: A. J. Lawrence. 1910. p. 433.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Rutherford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Rutherford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  4. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by John Rutherford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. ^ "No. 28922". The London Gazette. 2 October 1914. p. 7819.
  6. ^ "No. 29769". The London Gazette. 29 September 1916. p. 9487.
  7. ^ "No. 30558". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 March 1918. p. 2862.
  8. ^ "Wills". The Pall Mall Gazette. London. 22 September 1920. p. 6. Retrieved 7 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1943". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2024.