John Albert Berwick was an English

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 cricket

Cricket

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er who played for Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

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 between 1895 and 1901.

Berwick was born in Kingsthorpe

Kingsthorpe

Kingsthorpe was once a Northamptonshire village but is now an extremely affluent suburb to the north-west of the major town of Northampton, England. The River Nene flows through the area to the west...

, Northampton, the son of John Berwick, bootmaker and his wife Rebecca. He also worked in the boot making trade.

Berwick debuted for Derbyshire in 1895 against Hampshire

Hampshire County Cricket Club

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, though he only made three appearances in that year and took no wickets. In 1898 he played minor county cricket for Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire County Cricket Club

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. He returned to Derbyshire in 1899 as an effective bowler taking 5 for 82 against Yorkshire

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

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 in his first game gack in the side. He played nine matches that year, but only appeared twice each in 1900 and 1901. In 1901 he achieved 5 for 61 against London County

London County Cricket Club

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Berwick was a left-arm medium-fast bowler and took 24 first class wickets at an average of 37.16 and a best performance of 5 for 61. He was a left-handed batsman and played 29 innings in 16 first class matches with an average of 6.00 and a top score of 27.

Berwick died in Glossop

Glossop

Glossop is a market town within the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the Glossop Brook, a tributary of the River Etherow, about east of the city of Manchester, west of the city of Sheffield. Glossop is situated near Derbyshire's county borders with Cheshire, Greater...

, a day after his 89th birthday.