Jack O'Brien
Personal information
Full name
John Joseph O'Brien
Born1886 (1886)
Died20 December 1939 (aged 52–53)
Napier, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1905-06 to 1920-21Hawke's Bay
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 14
Runs scored 314
Batting average 13.65
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 39
Balls bowled
Wickets 27
Bowling average 27.22
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/55
Catches/stumpings 8/0
Source: Cricinfo, 17 December 2018

John Joseph O'Brien (1886 – 20 December 1939) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Hawke's Bay from 1906 to 1921.

Jack O'Brien was a useful batsman and medium-fast bowler. His best performances came in the match against Wellington in 1919-20, when he took 4 for 56 and 5 for 55 opening the bowling and made 39 and 11 opening the batting, playing a leading part in Hawke's Bay's 52-run victory.[1] It was Hawke's Bay's last first-class victory.

O'Brien later became an umpire. He umpired Hawke's Bay's match against the touring MCC team in 1935-36,[2] and was president of the Hawke's Bay Cricket Umpires Association and vice-president of the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association.[3]

For 25 years he worked for the carrying company Messrs Barry Bros Ltd of Napier. He died aged 53 after a long illness.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Hawke's Bay v Wellington 1919-20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Hawke's Bay v MCC 1935-36". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Obituary". Gisborne Herald. 23 December 1939. p. 3.
  4. ↑ "Obituary". Gisborne Herald. 22 December 1939. p. 6.
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