John Dunn
Personal information
Born(1862-06-08)8 June 1862
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died10 October 1892(1892-10-10) (aged 30)
Pescadores, Formosa
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1881Surrey
1882MCC
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 95
Batting average 8.63
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 38*
Catches/stumpings 1/0
Source: CricketArchive, 14 October 2021

John Dunn (8 June 1862 – 10 October 1892) was an English first-class cricketer who played with Surrey and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).[1] He also played cricket for Hong Kong later in his career.

Dunn was educated at Harrow School and played his cricket as an amateur. A right-handed batsman, he made four first-class appearances for Surrey in 1881 and two for the MCC the following year.[2] Although he was used as a specialist batsman he struggled in his matches, except for an innings of 38 not out which he made when playing with Surrey against Kent at Mote Park.[3] His only other first-class match was for the Gentlemen of England, whom he represented against I Zingari in 1889.[4]

After serving as a cadet at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, Dunn joined the Liverpool Regiment in 1882 and was promoted to the rank of captain seven years later.[5] In 1889 he was posted to Hong Kong with the Army Service Corps and began playing cricket for the UK territory.[6]

He represented the Hong Kong cricket team in Interport matches, during 1891 and 1892. In a match against Shanghai which Hong Kong hosted, Dunn scored 107 to help his team win by an innings and 123 runs.[7] Later that year in October, Hong Kong played an away match against Shanghai and travelled home on the SS Bokhara, which sank in a typhoon off the coast of Formosa. Dunn was killed along with ten of his teammates.

References

  1. "Obituaries in 1892". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 24 November 2005.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by John Dunn". CricketArchive.
  3. "Kent v Surrey 1881". CricketArchive.
  4. "Gentlemen of England v I Zingari 1889". CricketArchive.
  5. "Brief profile of John Dunn". CricketArchive.
  6. "John Dunn profile". Cricinfo.
  7. "Hong Kong v Shanghai 1891/92". CricketArchive.
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