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John Banks (cricketer)

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John Banks
Personal information
Full name
John Elliott Banks
Born(1903-05-26)26 May 1903
Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Died20 October 1979(1979-10-20) (aged 76)
Wellington, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1923/24–1925/26Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 217
Batting average 24.11
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 76*
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 March 2017

John Elliott Banks (26 May 1903 – 20 October 1979) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1924 to 1926.

Banks was born in England and moved to New Zealand with his family in about 1909.[1] He attended Wellington College.[2]

A middle-order batsman, Banks' highest first-class score was 76 not out, the highest score of the match when Wellington beat the touring Victorian team narrowly in 1924–25.[3] In November 1925 he was selected in the New Zealand team to tour Australia that summer, but he was unavailable and had to withdraw; he was replaced by Tom Lowry.[4] Later that month, playing for Institute against Wellington, he scored 260, setting a new record for senior club cricket in Wellington.[5] Banks later served as treasurer of the Wellington Cricket Association.[6]

Banks worked in Wellington as a company director.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Mr. P. W. Banks". Evening Post: 3. 12 March 1943.
  2. ^ a b McCarron, Tony (2010). New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. p. 15. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Wellington v Victoria 1924–25". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  4. ^ "N.Z. Cricket Team for Old Country". Star: 1. 30 September 1926.
  5. ^ "Cricket". Evening Post. Vol. CX, no. 124. 21 November 1925. p. 18.
  6. ^ "Cricket Finale". Evening Post: 3. 17 April 1944.
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