John Searby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Searby

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1900

Place of Birth: Croft, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 12-Oct-1956

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About John Searby

  • John Epton Searby (1 November 1900 – 12 October 1956) was an English cricketer.
  • Born at Croft, Lincolnshire, Searby was a right-handed batsman. Searby made his debut in minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire against Staffordshire in the 1924 Minor Counties Championship.
  • He played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1924 to 1935, making fifty appearances.
  • In 1927 he appeared in a single first-class match, having been selected for an East of England cricket team against the touring New Zealanders at Wisbech Cricket Club Ground.
  • In a match which the New Zealanders won by eight wickets, Searby opened the batting and was dismissed in the East's first-innings by Tom Lowry for 10 runs, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 7 runs by Herb McGirr.He died at the village of his birth on 12 October 1956.
  • His brother also played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire.

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