John Lord (cricketer)

Australian cricketer

John Lord

Personal information

Full name|

John Carr Lord

Born| 29 April 1844
Hobart, Van Diemen's Land
Died| 25 May 1911(1911-05-25) (aged 67)
Antill Ponds, Tasmania, Australia
Batting| Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1864| Hampshire
1873| Tasmania
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

|

Matches | 2
Runs scored | 29
Batting average | 9.66
100s/50s | -/-
Top score | 11
Catches/stumpings | 1/-

Source: Cricinfo, 11 January 2010

John Carr Lord (29 April 1844 – 25 May 1911) was an Australian first-class cricketer and racehorse breeder.

The son of James Lord, he was born at Hobart in April 1844.[1] He was educated in England at Portsmouth.[2] As a 19 year old, he played in Hampshire's inaugural first-class match against Sussex at Southampton in 1864.[3] In what was a 10 wicket defeat for Hampshire, Lord opened the batting in Hampshire's first innings and was dismissed by for 11 runs by James Lillywhite, while in their second innings he batted at number 10 and was unbeaten on 4.[4] Soon after he returned to Australia, later playing in a first-class match for Tasmania against Victoria at Launceston in 1873.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the Tasmanian first innings for 11 runs by Daniel Wilkie, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 3 runs by Charles Allee.[5]

In addition to being a well known cricketer, Lord was also a prominent figure in horse racing and horse breeding. He was secretary of the Midland Jockey Club and was an official with the Campbell Town Racing Club. He was present at the opening of the Southern Tasmanian Cricket Association Ground in 1882, playing in the first match to be played there between a Tasmanian XI and Melbourne Cricket Club. In later life he was a keen hunter and was master of the Midland hounds.[1] Lord was a figure in Tasmanian municipal affairs, being a warden for Oatlands.[1] He died at Antill Ponds in the Midlands region of Tasmania in May 1911, having suffered for sometime with heart problems brought about by a horse ride into Oatlands on a hot day. He was married, with one son and six daughters.[1]

## See also

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* List of Tasmanian representative cricketers

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Lord, John Carr (1844–1911)". Obituaries Australia. 29 May 1911. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
2. ^ "A-Z". 31 October 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
3. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by John Lord". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
4. ^ "Hampshire v Sussex, 1864". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
5. ^ "Tasmania v Victoria, 1873". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

## External links

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* John Lord at ESPNcricinfo