John Price (Worcestershire cricketer)
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John Price was an English
cricketer
who played 11 first-class
matches for Worcestershire
in the late 1920s. He had the unwanted distinction of never playing in a winning side in his entire first-class career.
He made his debut against the New Zealanders
in early June 1927, dismissing opener Jack Mills
in both innings. In three County Championship
games later that season, he took a further four wickets, all in two matches against Somerset
, with a career-best return of 2-35 in the first of these. (Worcestershire lost both games by an innings, however.)
In 1928 Price played three times, all in the Championship, but could manage only two wickets, although he did make his best score of 33 against Derbyshire
in early August. The following year he had another two outings, but again managed only a pair of wickets, his last victim in first-class cricket being Hampshire
's Jack Newman
, the only man other than Mills he dismissed twice in his career.
Price was born in the Shrub Hill region of Worcester
; he died aged 86 in the same city.
His uncle Ted Arnold
also played for Worcestershire and appeared in ten Tests
for England
, while his brother William
played once for Worcestershire in 1923.
His granddaughter, Claire Price
, is the actress who plays DS Siobhan Clarke in ITV
's Rebus
.
England
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cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
who played 11 first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
in the late 1920s. He had the unwanted distinction of never playing in a winning side in his entire first-class career.
He made his debut against the New Zealanders
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
in early June 1927, dismissing opener Jack Mills
John Mills (cricketer)
John Ernest 'Jackie' Mills was a New Zealand cricketer who played in seven Tests from 1930 to 1933....
in both innings. In three County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
games later that season, he took a further four wickets, all in two matches against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
, with a career-best return of 2-35 in the first of these. (Worcestershire lost both games by an innings, however.)
In 1928 Price played three times, all in the Championship, but could manage only two wickets, although he did make his best score of 33 against 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...
in early August. The following year he had another two outings, but again managed only a pair of wickets, his last victim in first-class cricket being 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...
's Jack Newman
Jack Newman (English cricketer)
John Alfred 'Jack' Newman was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire...
, the only man other than Mills he dismissed twice in his career.
Price was born in the Shrub Hill region of Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
; he died aged 86 in the same city.
His uncle Ted Arnold
Ted Arnold
Edward George Arnold was an English cricketer who played in ten Test Matches from 1903 to 1907, and most of his 343 first-class matches for Worcestershire between 1899 and 1913...
also played for Worcestershire and appeared in ten Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
for England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
, while his brother William
William Price (Worcestershire cricketer)
William Harry Price was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Glamorgan at Cardiff Arms Park in 1923...
played once for Worcestershire in 1923.
His granddaughter, Claire Price
Claire Price
Claire Price is an English actress. She is best known for her current portrayal as DS Siobhan Clarke in the TV drama Rebus broadcast on the ITV Network...
, is the actress who plays DS Siobhan Clarke in ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's Rebus
Rebus
A rebus is an allusional device that uses pictures to represent words or parts of words. It was a favourite form of heraldic expression used in the Middle Ages to denote surnames, for example in its basic form 3 salmon fish to denote the name "Salmon"...
.
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