Maurice Read, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Maurice Read

Cricket player of England.

Date of Birth: 09-Feb-1859

Date of Death: 17-Feb-1929

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

John Maurice Read (1859 – 17 February 1929 in Winchester, Hampshire) was an English professional cricketer.
Wrote Harry Altham of him in that truly magisterial work, A History of Cricket, "Maurice Read had been recognised as a dashing player up to Test Match form, to say nothing of being a wonderful fielder in the country." A hard-hitting and, according to Lord Hawke, "magnificent batsman who never had pretensions to be even a moderate change bowler", Read did little trundling except in 1883, when he claimed 27 first-class wickets including his career best of 6–41 against Kent. Read joined his local Thames Ditton Cricket Club in 1879, made his first-class debut for Surrey County Cricket Club in 1880, and played regularly for his county for fifteen years.
His most productive year was 1886, when he scored 1,364 runs at an average of 34.97, including two centuries and seven fifties.
He was also extremely productive in the first half of 1889, and was recognised by being named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1890, but his season was affected later in the year by a bad finger injury.