John Crommelin-Brown

John Louis Crommelin-Brown (20 October 1888 – 11 September 1953) was an English schoolmaster, poet and first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1926.

John Crommelin-Brown
Personal information
Full nameJohn Louis Crommelin-Brown
Born(1888-10-20)20 October 1888
Delhi, India
Died11 September 1953(1953-09-11) (aged 64)
Minehead, Somerset, England
BattingRight-handed batsman
RelationsJohn Eggar
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1922-1926Derbyshire
First-class debut26 August 1922 Derbyshire v Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Last First-class21 August 1926 Derbyshire v Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 16
Runs scored 659
Batting average 25.34
100s/50s 0/5
Top score 74
Balls bowled 108
Wickets 1
Bowling average 70.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/29
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: , January 2012

Crommelin-Brown was born in Delhi, India, and educated in England at Winchester College. On leaving Winchester in 1908 he published Wykehamian Poems and Parodies which included parodies of Rudyard Kipling, Longfellow and Walt Whitman. He went to Cambridge University, where he wrote lyrics for the Cambridge Footlights[1] During the First World War he served as a lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery and wrote war poetry.[2][3]

Crommelin-Brown became a master at Repton School and made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1922 season. In his debut match against Worcestershire he scored 56 and took a wicket. He did not play again until the 1924 season, and he only played during the school holidays in that and the 1925 and 1926 seasons. He was a right hand batsman and played 28 innings in 16 first-class matches. His highest score was 74 and his average 25.34. He bowled rarely, taking one wicket in total.[4]

Crommelin-Brown died at Old Town, Minehead, Somerset, England, aged 64.

Crommelin-Brown's son-in-law John Eggar, another Repton master, played cricket for Derbyshire after the Second World War.[5]

Publications
  • Wykehamian Poems and Parodies
  • Dies Heroica: War Poems 1914–1918
  • Three Little Fairy Songs. 1. The Fairy Children. 2. Canterbury Bells. 3. Blue-Bell, Dew-Bell.
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References
  1. Cambridge Footlights 1910 Archived 6 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Poetry of the Great War
  3. Publications
  4. John Crommelin-Brown at Cricket Archive
  5. The Times Obituary John Eggar Saturday 7 May 1983
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