Jack Dennis (cricketer)

Jack Dennis

Personal information
Full name	John Newman Dennis
Born	4 January 1913 Leytonstone, Essex, England
Died	21 August 2006 (aged 93) England
Batting style	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1934–1939	Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 22 Runs scored 530 Batting average 17.66 100s/50s –/1 Top score 53 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 13/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 October 2011

John Newman Dennis (4 January 1913 – 21 August 2006) was an English cricketer. Dennis was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Leytonstone, Essex. He was educated at Forest School, Walthamstow.

Dennis made his first-class debut for Essex against Glamorgan in the 1934 County Championship. A further first-class appearance came in 1936, while in the following three seasons he made a handful of appearances in each, making a total of 22 appearances between 1934 and 1939.^[1] In his 22 first-class appearances, he scored 530 runs at a batting average of 17.66, with a high score of 53.^[2] This score, which was his only first-class fifty, came against Sussex in 1937.^[3]

He died on 21 August 2006.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by John Dennis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Dennis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
3. "Essex v Sussex, 1937 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2011.

External links

• Jack Dennis at ESPNcricinfo
• Jack Dennis at CricketArchive