Jack O'Brien was a useful batsman and medium-fast bowler. His best performances came in the match against Wellington in 1919-20, when he took 4 for 56 and 5 for 55 opening the bowling and made 39 and 11 opening the batting, playing a leading part in Hawke's Bay's 52-run victory.[1] It was Hawke's Bay's last first-class victory.
O'Brien later became an umpire. He umpired Hawke's Bay's match against the touring MCC team in 1935-36,[2] and was president of the Hawke's Bay Cricket Umpires Association and vice-president of the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association.[3]
For 25 years he worked for the carrying company Messrs Barry Bros Ltd of Napier. He died aged 53 after a long illness.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Hawke's Bay v Wellington 1919-20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
^"Hawke's Bay v MCC 1935-36". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
^"Obituary". Gisborne Herald. 23 December 1939. p. 3.
^"Obituary". Gisborne Herald. 22 December 1939. p. 6.
jack, brien, cricketer, john, joseph, brien, 1886, december, 1939, zealand, cricketer, played, first, class, cricket, hawke, from, 1906, 1921, jack, brienpersonal, informationfull, namejohn, joseph, brienborn1886, 1886, died20, december, 1939, aged, napier, ze. John Joseph O Brien 1886 20 December 1939 was a New Zealand cricketer who played first class cricket for Hawke s Bay from 1906 to 1921 Jack O BrienPersonal informationFull nameJohn Joseph O BrienBorn1886 1886 Died20 December 1939 aged 52 53 Napier New ZealandBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm medium fastDomestic team informationYearsTeam1905 06 to 1920 21Hawke s BayCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 14Runs scored 314Batting average 13 65100s 50s 0 0Top score 39Balls bowledWickets 27Bowling average 27 225 wickets in innings 110 wickets in match 0Best bowling 5 55Catches stumpings 8 0Source Cricinfo 17 December 2018 Jack O Brien was a useful batsman and medium fast bowler His best performances came in the match against Wellington in 1919 20 when he took 4 for 56 and 5 for 55 opening the bowling and made 39 and 11 opening the batting playing a leading part in Hawke s Bay s 52 run victory 1 It was Hawke s Bay s last first class victory O Brien later became an umpire He umpired Hawke s Bay s match against the touring MCC team in 1935 36 2 and was president of the Hawke s Bay Cricket Umpires Association and vice president of the Hawke s Bay Cricket Association 3 For 25 years he worked for the carrying company Messrs Barry Bros Ltd of Napier He died aged 53 after a long illness 4 References edit Hawke s Bay v Wellington 1919 20 CricketArchive Retrieved 19 December 2018 Hawke s Bay v MCC 1935 36 CricketArchive Retrieved 19 December 2018 Obituary Gisborne Herald 23 December 1939 p 3 Obituary Gisborne Herald 22 December 1939 p 6 External links editJack O Brien at ESPNcricinfo Jack O Brien at CricketArchive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack O 27Brien cricketer amp oldid 947035535, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
