John Kirk (cricketer)
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Full name | John Alexander Wright Kirk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 2 December 1888 Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 21 October 1961 Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | (aged 72)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1920–1923 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 October 2022 |
John Alexander Wright Kirk (2 December 1888 — 21 October 1961) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.
Kirk was born at Coatbridge in December 1888. He was educated at Uddingston Grammar School. A club cricketer for Uddingston, he made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Edinburgh in 1920. He made two further first-class appearances against Ireland at Glasgow in 1922 and Dublin in 1923.[1] Playing as a right-arm medium pace bowler, he took 11 wickets at an average of 31.36, with best figures of 4 for 80.[2] As a lower order batsman, he scored 15 runs with a highest score of 11.[3] Kirk died at Coatbridge in October 1961.
References
[edit]- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Kirk". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by John Kirk". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Kirk". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2022.