John Dolphin (Oxford University cricketer)

John Maximilian Dolphin (16 September 1837 – 3 February 1899) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

John Dolphin
Personal information
Full name
John Maximilian Dolphin
Born16 September 1837
Southrepps, Norfolk, England
Died3 February 1899(1899-02-03) (aged 61)
Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown-arm roundarm-fast[1]
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1860Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 9
Batting average 3.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 7
Balls bowled 36
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 February 2020

The son of John Dolphin senior, he was born in September 1837 at Southrepps, Norfolk. He was educated at Marlborough College,[2] before going up to Oriel College, Oxford.[3] While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1860, against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford and Cambridge University in The University Match at Lord's.[4] After graduating from Oxford, Dolphin took holy orders in the Church of England in 1860. His first ecclesiastical posting was as vicar of Coddington, Nottinghamshire in 1868, with him becoming the rural dean there in 1886. He left his post at Coddington to become the vicar of Long Eaton in 1890. Dolphin died at Newark-on-Trent in February 1899.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1899". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904 (5th ed.). Marlborough College. 1905. p. 59. ISBN 1528103440.
  3. ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Dolphin, John Maximilian" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Dolphin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
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