Full name John William Juniper Name John Juniper 1880-1885 Sussex | Bowling style Left-arm fast Batting style Unknown | |
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Born 6 February 1862 ( 1862-02-06 ) Southwick, Sussex, England Died 20 June 1885(1885-06-20) (aged 23)
Southwick, Sussex, England First-class debut 14 June 1880 Sussex v Hampshire | ||
John William Juniper (6 February 1862 — 20 June 1885) was an English cricketer who played for Sussex from 1880 to 1885.
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.
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