John Grover
Personal information
Full name
John Nelson Grover
Born21 October 1915
Hexham, Northumberland, England
Died17 December 1990(1990-12-17) (aged 75)
Waytown, Dorset, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1935–1950Northumberland
1936–1938Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 33
Runs scored 1,188
Batting average 11.20
100s/50s 3/4
Top score 121
Balls bowled 24
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 June 2019

John Nelson Grover (21 October 1915 – 17 December 1990) was an English first-class cricketer.

Grover was born at Hexham to Ehret Ernest Grove and his wife, Frieda Grover. He was educated at Winchester College between 1929–34,[1] after which he went up to Brasenose College, Oxford.[1] He debuted in minor counties cricket for Northumberland in the 1935 Minor Counties Championship.[2] While studying at the University of Oxford, Grover made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Yorkshire at Oxford in 1936.[3] In his second match against Lancashire he scored 119 runs.[4] He played eleven first-class matches in 1936,[3] gaining his blue.[4] He played fourteen first-class matches for the university in 1937,[3] but was below his best for most of the season, save for a century against the Minor Counties.[4] He captained Oxford in 1938, playing a further eight matches, though Grover and the team as a whole struggled in the season.[3] He played a total of 33 first-class matches for Oxford, scoring 1,188 runs at an average of 23.76. A free-scoring aggressive batsman, he scored three centuries and made a high score of 121.[5] Following the Second World War, in which his younger brother Charles was killed,[1] Grover returned to playing minor counties cricket for Northumberland, playing for the county until 1950.[2] He died in December 1990 at Waytown, Dorset.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Grover, Charles Anthony Malcolm". Winchester College. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Grover". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "First-Class Matches played by John Grover". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Wisden - Obituaries in 1991". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Grover". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
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