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'''Albert John ("Jack") Holmes''' (30 June 1899 – 21 May 1950) was an [[English people|English]] [[first-class cricket|first-class]] [[cricket]]er who had [[amateur status in first-class cricket|amateur status]]. He was a right-handed [[batsman]] who rarely [[bowler (cricket)|bowled]] and played from 1922 to 1939 for [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]], [[captain (cricket)|captaining]] the county from 1936 till his retirement. He represented the [[Royal Air Force cricket team]] between 1930 and 1932; he was a [[flight lieutenant]] in the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]].<ref name="CA30">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30341/30341.html |publisher=''CricketArchive'' |title=Jack Holmes |accessdate=10 March 2013}}</ref> |
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Inevitably nicknamed "Sherlock", Holmes also represented [[Marylebone Cricket Club]] (MCC) several times in the late 1930s and would have captained the [[England national cricket team]] in 1939–40 if MCC's scheduled tour of [[India]] had gone ahead. The team had been selected but the outbreak of the [[Second World War]] on 1 September 1939 caused the tour's immediate cancellation.<ref>Caple, p.75.</ref> |
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Holmes' final first-class appearance was in the last match to be completed following the outbreak of war, playing for Sussex against [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] at the [[County Cricket Ground, Hove]] from Wednesday 30 August to Friday, 1 September. From an overnight position of 330/3 in the first innings, chasing a Sussex score of 387, Yorkshire continued on the Friday morning and totalled 392 all out. Sussex collapsed in their second innings and were all out for only 33, whereupon Yorkshire made 30–1 to win by nine wickets. Holmes scored 11 and 4 in the match, being bowled by [[Hedley Verity]] in both innings.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17203.html CricketArchive – Sussex v Yorkshire 1939 – match scorecard]. Retrieved on 10 March 2013.</ref> |
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Holmes was born at [[Thornton Heath]], [[Surrey]] and died at [[Hollington, Hastings]], [[Sussex]]. His son [[Rodney Holmes|Rodney]] played a handful of games for Sussex in the early 1950s. He made 208 first-class appearances according to ''[[CricketArchive]]'', scoring 6,282 runs @ 21.22 with a highest innings of 133 [[not out]], one of six [[century (cricket)|centuries]]. He also scored 24 half-centuries, held 122 catches and took 8 wickets.<ref name="CA30"/> |
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* {{cite book |last=Caple |first=S. Canynge |title=England ''versus'' India: 1886 – 1959 |year=1959 |publisher=Littlebury & Co. Ltd |location=Worcester |asin=B001EN6QX2 |isbn=796-358-38-611}} |
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Revision as of 09:43, 3 October 2013
Albert John ("Jack") Holmes (30 June 1899 – 21 May 1950) was an English first-class cricketer who had amateur status. He was a right-handed batsman who rarely bowled and played from 1922 to 1939 for Sussex, captaining the county from 1936 till his retirement. He represented the Royal Air Force cricket team between 1930 and 1932; he was a flight lieutenant in the RAF.[1]
Inevitably nicknamed "Sherlock", Holmes also represented Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) several times in the late 1930s and would have captained the England national cricket team in 1939–40 if MCC's scheduled tour of India had gone ahead. The team had been selected but the outbreak of the Second World War on 1 September 1939 caused the tour's immediate cancellation.[2]
Holmes' final first-class appearance was in the last match to be completed following the outbreak of war, playing for Sussex against Yorkshire at the County Cricket Ground, Hove from Wednesday 30 August to Friday, 1 September. From an overnight position of 330/3 in the first innings, chasing a Sussex score of 387, Yorkshire continued on the Friday morning and totalled 392 all out. Sussex collapsed in their second innings and were all out for only 33, whereupon Yorkshire made 30–1 to win by nine wickets. Holmes scored 11 and 4 in the match, being bowled by Hedley Verity in both innings.[3]
Holmes was born at Thornton Heath, Surrey and died at Hollington, Hastings, Sussex. His son Rodney played a handful of games for Sussex in the early 1950s. He made 208 first-class appearances according to CricketArchive, scoring 6,282 runs @ 21.22 with a highest innings of 133 not out, one of six centuries. He also scored 24 half-centuries, held 122 catches and took 8 wickets.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Jack Holmes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Caple, p.75.
- ^ CricketArchive – Sussex v Yorkshire 1939 – match scorecard. Retrieved on 10 March 2013.
Bibliography
- Caple, S. Canynge (1959). England versus India: 1886 – 1959. Worcester: Littlebury & Co. Ltd. ASIN B001EN6QX2. ISBN 796-358-38-611.
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