John Tanner (cricketer)
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John Tanner was an English amateur cricket
er who made 53 known appearances in major cricket matches between 1796 and 1826. He died in Sutton, Surrey. Along with Charles Warren
, he was the last 18th century player to leave the game.
but also represented Marylebone Cricket Club
(MCC) and other teams. He was "a bowler of some repute" but, although he was an underarm bowler
, it is not known which hand he used or what his style or pace were. He was an occasional wicketkeeper. .
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 made 53 known appearances in major cricket matches between 1796 and 1826. He died in Sutton, Surrey. Along with Charles Warren
Charles Warren (cricketer)
Charles Warren was an English amateur cricketer who made 33 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1795 to 1826. Along with John Tanner, he was the last 18th century player to retire from first-class cricket, in his case at the age of 62.-Career:Warren was mainly associated with Middlesex...
, he was the last 18th century player to leave the game.
Career
Tanner was mainly associated with SurreySurrey county cricket teams
Surrey county cricket teams have been traced back to the 17th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. The first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford.-17th century:...
but also represented Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
(MCC) and other teams. He was "a bowler of some repute" but, although he was an underarm bowler
Underarm bowling
In cricket, underarm bowling is as old as the sport itself. Until the introduction of the roundarm style in the first half of the 19th century, bowling was performed in the same way as in bowls, the ball being delivered with the hand below the waist...
, it is not known which hand he used or what his style or pace were. He was an occasional wicketkeeper. .