John Inns
English cricketer
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John Herbert Inns (30 March 1876 – 14 June 1905) was an English cricketer. Inns' batting and bowling styles are not known, but it is known he fielded on occasion as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Writtle, Essex.
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| Full name | John Herbert Inns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 March 1878 Writtle, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 May 1905 (aged 27) Leyton, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1898–1904 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inns made his first-class debut for Essex against Oxford University in 1898. He played infrequently for Essex, making nine further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1904 County Championship.[1] In his ten first-class appearances, he scored 73 runs at an average of 6.63, with a high score of 28. In the field he took 8 catches.[2]
He died at Leyton, Essex on 14 June 1905 and was buried at Writtle.[3]