John Eggar
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John Drennan Eggar was an English schoolmaster and cricket
er who played first-class cricket for Oxford University
and Hampshire
in 1938 and for Derbyshire
from 1946 to 1954.
Eggar was born in Nowshehra
, India
, the son of John Norman Eggar and his wife Emily Garret. He was educated in England at Winchester College
and then went to Oxford University. He played cricket for Oxford University holding a stand in the drawn University match
in 1938. He also played for Hampshire during the 1938 season. During the Second World War he served in the Rifle Brigade.
After the war, Eggar became a master at Repton School
and played for Derbyshire
. Eggar with Guy Willatt
, and Dick Sale
formed a trio of Repton masters who played for the county. In the 1947 season
he shared a record-breaking partnership of 349 with Charlie Elliott
in the year when Derbyshire finished 5th. In the 1949 season
he scored 218 in a match against Yorkshire. Eggar played regularly until the 1950 season
when Derbyshire were fifth. He had a break until the 1954 season
when he played two games and Derbyshire finished in third place in the County Championship. He held a testimonial match at Repton that summer. Two years later he played in a 2nd XI match for Derbyshire. He was a right-handed batsman and played 64 innings in 41 first class matches. His top score was 219 and his average 31.84. He was a right-arm medium-pace bowler but took only one wicket.
In 1963 Eggar became headmaster of newly established Shiplake College
. Under his headmastership, numbers went from 100 to 300. He retired in 1979 and died on a tennis court at Hinton St George
, Somerset four years later.
Eggar's father-in-law was John Crommelin-Brown
, another Repton master who played cricket for Derbyshire during the 1920s. His son Tim Eggar became a Member of Parliament
.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first-class cricket for Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
and Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in 1938 and for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
from 1946 to 1954.
Eggar was born in Nowshehra
Nowshehra
Nowshehra or Naushera is a town and a notified area committee in Rajauri district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.-Geography:Nowshehra is located at . It has an average elevation of 1,575 metres .-Demographics:...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, the son of John Norman Eggar and his wife Emily Garret. He was educated in England at Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
and then went to Oxford University. He played cricket for Oxford University holding a stand in the drawn University match
The University Match (cricket)
The University Match in a cricketing context is generally understood to refer to the annual fixture between Oxford University Cricket Club and Cambridge University Cricket Club...
in 1938. He also played for Hampshire during the 1938 season. During the Second World War he served in the Rifle Brigade.
After the war, Eggar became a master at Repton School
Repton School
Repton School, founded in 1557, is a co-educational English independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the British public school tradition, located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, in the Midlands area of England...
and played for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
. Eggar with Guy Willatt
Guy Willatt
Guy Longfield Willatt was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University from 1938 to 1947, for Nottinghamshire from 1939 to 1948, for Scotland from 1948 to 1950 and for Derbyshire from 1950 to 1956. He was captain of Derbyshire from 1951 to 1954 and also played for...
, and Dick Sale
Dick Sale
Richard Sale was an English schoolmaster and cricketer who played for Warwickshire between 1939 and 1947 and for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1954....
formed a trio of Repton masters who played for the county. In the 1947 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1947
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1947 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for seventy-six years. It was their forty-third season in the County Championship and they won twelve matches and lost ten to finish fifth in the County Championship.-1947...
he shared a record-breaking partnership of 349 with Charlie Elliott
Charlie Elliott
Charles Standish 'Charlie' Elliott MBE was an English footballer, a first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1953 and an international cricket umpire.Elliott was born in Bolsover, Derbyshire...
in the year when Derbyshire finished 5th. In the 1949 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1949
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1949 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for seventy-eight years. It was their forty-fifth season in the County Championship and they won six matches in the County Championship to finish in fifteenth place.-1949...
he scored 218 in a match against Yorkshire. Eggar played regularly until the 1950 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1950
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1950 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for seventy-nine years. It was their forty-sixth season in the County Championship and they won eight matches in the County Championship to finish in fifth place.-1950...
when Derbyshire were fifth. He had a break until the 1954 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1954
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1954 represents cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty-four years. It was their fiftieth season in the County Championship and they won eleven matches in the County Championship to finish in third place.-1954...
when he played two games and Derbyshire finished in third place in the County Championship. He held a testimonial match at Repton that summer. Two years later he played in a 2nd XI match for Derbyshire. He was a right-handed batsman and played 64 innings in 41 first class matches. His top score was 219 and his average 31.84. He was a right-arm medium-pace bowler but took only one wicket.
In 1963 Eggar became headmaster of newly established Shiplake College
Shiplake College
Shiplake College is an independent school in Shiplake, by the River Thames just outside Henley-on-Thames, England. The school, with just over 350 pupils, admits day boys from 11-18 and boarding boys from 13-18. Day and boarding girls join the College in the Sixth Form.The College offers small class...
. Under his headmastership, numbers went from 100 to 300. He retired in 1979 and died on a tennis court at Hinton St George
Hinton St George
Hinton St George is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated outside of Crewkerne, south west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 404....
, Somerset four years later.
Eggar's father-in-law was John Crommelin-Brown
John Crommelin-Brown
John Louis Crommelin-Brown was an English schoolmaster, poet and cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1926.Crommelin-Brown was born in Delhi, India, and educated in England at Winchester College...
, another Repton master who played cricket for Derbyshire during the 1920s. His son Tim Eggar became a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
.