John Mare

John Matthew Mare (22 February 1854 – 11 December 1909) was an English cricketer. Mare was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Paddington, London.

For the American painter, see John Mare (painter).

John Mare

Personal information
Full name	John Matthew Mare
Born	(1854-02-22)22 February 1854 Paddington, London, England
Died	11 December 1909(1909-12-11) (aged 55) England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1870–1878	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 26 Runs scored 616 Batting average 14.00 100s/50s –/1 Top score 97 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 January 2012

Mare made his first-class debut for Sussex against Surrey in 1870. He made 25 further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Surrey in 1878.[1] In his 26 first-class matches, he scored a total of 616 runs at an average of 14.00.[2] An opening batsman, he only passed fifty once, narrowly missing out on a century when he scored 97 against Kent in 1872.[3]

He died in England on 11 December 1909, though the exact place of his death is not known.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by John Mare". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Mare". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
3. "Sussex v Kent, 1872". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2012.

External links

• John Mare at ESPNcricinfo
• John Mare at CricketArchive