John de Lisle (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1891
Place of Birth: Kensington, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 04-Nov-1961
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About John de Lisle (cricketer)
- John Adrian Frederick March Phillipps de Lisle (27 September 1891 – 4 November 1961) was an English businessman and a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Leicestershire and was captain of the team in the 1930 season.
- He also served as High Sheriff of Leicestershire.
- He was born in Kensington, London and died at his home, Stockerston Hall, near Uppingham, Rutland. De Lisle was from a prominent Leicestershire family – his father was Edwin de Lisle, Member of Parliament for Loughborough from 1886 to 1892, and his grandfather was Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps de Lisle, a leading Catholic figure and the builder of Grace Dieu Manor.
- John de Lisle intended to make a military career in the cavalry but for financial reasons had to settle instead for a life in business in the jute trade in India, where he joined the Calcutta Scottish Regiment in the First World War.
- On a visit home to England in 1921 he made a single first-class appearance for Leicestershire in a County Championship match against Kent, and although Leicestershire lost the match de Lisle, with innings of 72 and 88, top-scored in both innings.None of the rest of de Lisle's cricketing career lived up to the promise of this first appearance.
- In 1924, he reappeared for Leicestershire in two games but scored only seven runs in three innings.
- From 1925, he moved back to England and became a stockbroker with a firm working on the Birmingham Stock Exchange.
- In 1930, Leicestershire, short of a captain because of the unavailability of Eddie Dawson, appointed de Lisle as captain for the season.
- The move was not a success: although Leicestershire began the season well, performances fell away badly and de Lisle himself managed only 363 runs in 30 matches at an average of just 8.85, and with a top score of only 28.
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack commented that de Lisle "possessed no special ability as a run-getter and, having only recently returned from India, lacked intimate knowledge of first-class cricket".
- Dawson returned as captain in 1931 and de Lisle did not play again. De Lisle maintained his military activities: he was a member of the Leicestershire Yeomanry from 1926 until he joined the Home Guard in Warwickshire in 1940.
- Later he served as deputy lieutenant for Leicestershire and, in 1954, as High Sheriff.
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