John Scobell
CountryEngland
FullnameJohn Frederick Scobell
Birth date22 February 1844
Birth placePlymouth, Devon, England
Death date8 July 1898 (aged 54)
Death placeSt Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
Club 1Oxford University
Year 11865–1867
Columns1
Column 1First-class
Matches 14
Runs 173
Bat avg 112.16
100s/50s 10/0
Top score 144
Deliveries 132
Wickets 10
Bowl avg 1
Fivefor 1
Tenfor 1
Best bowling 1
Catches/stumpings 12/–
Date16 April
Year2020
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/20615.html Cricinfo

John Frederick Scobell (22 February 1844 – 8 July 1898) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

The son of John Edmund Scobell, he was born at Plymouth in February 1844. He was educated at Marlborough College,[1] before going up to Lincoln College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1865–67, making four appearances.[3] He scored 73 runs in his four matches, with a high score of 44.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, Scobell took holy orders in the Church of England. He was a chaplain in the British Indian Army at Calcutta from 1873, before returning to England where he was vicar of St John the Baptist's Church, Bognor until his death in 1898 at St Leonards-on-Sea.[1]

References

  1. ^ Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904. 5th ed. Marlborough College. 1905. p. 100. ISBN 1528103440.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 1262.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Scobell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Scobell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-04-16.