Jack Pritchard (cricketer)

English cricketer

Jack Pritchard

Personal information

Full name|

Jack Mervyn Pritchard

Born| 19 May 1895
Madras, Madras Presidency,
British India
Died| 17 November 1936(1936-11-17) (aged 41)
Kensington, London, England
Batting| Unknown
Bowling| Unknown
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1919| Oxford University
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

|

Matches | 2
Runs scored | 36
Batting average | 18.00
100s/50s | –/–
Top score | 22*
Balls bowled | 390
Wickets | 7
Bowling average | 25.28
5 wickets in innings | –
10 wickets in match | –
Best bowling | 4/45
Catches/stumpings | 2/–

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 April 2020

Jack Mervyn Pritchard (19 May 1895 – 17 November 1936) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of John Arthur Pritchard, he was born in British India at Madras in May 1895. He was educated in England at Charterhouse School.[1] Instead of progressing straight to university from Chaterhouse, Pritchard instead served in the British Army during the First World War, being commissioned as a second lieutenant with the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment in August 1914.[2] He was made a temporary lieutenant in October 1914,[3] with promotion to the full rank coming in April 1916.[4] He was promoted to captain in May 1917.[5]

Following the war, Pritchard went up to Brasenose College at the University of Oxford.[6] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1919, playing against the Free Foresters and Sussex.[7] He scored 36 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 22 not out,[8] while with the ball he took 7 wickets with best figures of 4 for 45.[9] Pritchard died at Kensington in November 1936.

## References

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1. ^ Charterhouse Register, 1872-1910. Vol. 2\. Chiswick Press. 1911. p. 830.
2. ^ "No. 28876". The London Gazette. 21 August 1914. p. 6604.
3. ^ "No. 29274". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 August 1915. p. 8497.
4. ^ "No. 29807". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 October 1916. p. 10532.
5. ^ "No. 30056". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 May 1917. p. 4436.
6. ^ Oxford University Calendar. University of Oxford. 1937. p. 465.
7. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Jack Pritchard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
8. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Jack Pritchard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
9. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Jack Pritchard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

## External links

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* Jack Pritchard at ESPNcricinfo