Country: | England |
Fullname: | John Cornelius Moberly |
Birth Date: | 22 April 1848 |
Birth Place: | Winchester, Hampshire, England |
Death Place: | Southampton, Hampshire, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
Family: | Robert Awdry (nephew) |
Club1: | Hampshire |
Year1: | 1877 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 1 |
Runs1: | 31 |
Bat Avg1: | 15.50 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 27 |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
Date: | 19 February |
Year: | 2010 |
Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17052.html Cricinfo |
John Cornelius Moberly (22 April 1848 – 29 January 1928) was an English first-class cricketer, cricket administrator and solicitor.
The fourth son of the cleric George Moberly, he was born at Winchester in April 1848. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] where he played for the college cricket team.[2] From Winchester he matriculated to New College, Oxford. After graduating from Oxford, Moberly practiced as a solicitor at Alresford.[1] A keen cricketer, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Derbyshire at Derby in 1877.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 27 runs in Hampshire's first innings by Amos Hind, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by William Hickton.[4] Although he did bowl in first-class cricket, Wisden described him as "a steady and painstaking bowler, varying the pitch considerably, and was sometimes very successful".[2] He later served Hampshire County Cricket Club in an administrative capacity, serving for many years as its treasurer and chairman of committee. From 1913 to 1918, he served as its president.[2] Moberly died at Southampton in January 1928.[5] His nephew, Robert Awdry, also played first-class cricket.