John Juniper

John William Juniper (6 February 1862 — 20 June 1885) was an English cricketer who played for Sussex from 1880 to 1885.

John Juniper

Personal information
Full name	John William Juniper
Born	(1862-02-06)6 February 1862 Southwick, Sussex, England
Died	20 June 1885(1885-06-20) (aged 23) Southwick, Sussex, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Left-arm fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1880-1885	Sussex
First-class debut	14 June 1880 Sussex v Hampshire
Last First-class	8 June 1885 Sussex v Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 57 Runs scored 490 Batting average 6.71 100s/50s –/– Top score 31 Balls bowled 9,906 Wickets 184 Bowling average 19.69 5 wickets in innings 6 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 7/24 Catches/stumpings 20/–
Source: CricketArchive, February 2012

Juniper was born at Southwick, West Sussex and was a labourer. He made his debut for Sussex at the age of 18 in June 1880 against Hampshire. He played for Sussex regularly for six seasons. In 1885 he caught a chill in the match against Cambridge University in 1885, which developed into typhoid fever, which resulted in his death, at Southwick, at the age of 23.

Juniper was a left-arm fast bowler and took 184 first-class wickets at an average of 19.69 and a best performance of 7 for 24. He played 97 innings in 57 first-class matches at an average of 6.71 and a top score of 31.[1]

References

1. John Juniper at Cricket Archive