John Oliver (cricketer)

John Oliver

Personal information
Full name	John Archibald Ralph Oliver
Born	25 November 1918 Whitwell, Hertfordshire, England
Died	24 February 1992 (aged 73) Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm off break Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1951	Minor Counties
1936–1961	Bedfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 93 Batting average 93.00 100s/50s –/1 Top score 84* Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 October 2011

John Archibald Ralph Oliver (25 November 1918 – 24 February 1992) was an English cricketer. Oliver was a right-handed batsman who bowled both right-arm off break and right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Whitwell, Hertfordshire.

Oliver made his debut for Bedfordshire in the 1936 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1936 to 1961, making 119 appearances for the county.^[1] He made a single first-class appearance for the Minor Counties against Kent in 1951.^[2] In this match, he ended the Minor Counties first-innings unbeaten on 84. In their second-innings, he was dismissed by Ted Witherden for 9 runs, with the match ending in victory for Kent by an innings and 10 runs.^[3]

He died on 24 February 1992 at Luton, Bedfordshire.

References

1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Oliver". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
2. "First-Class Matches played by John Oliver". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
3. "Kent v Minor Counties, 1951". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2011.

External links

• John Oliver at ESPNcricinfo
• John Oliver at CricketArchive