Greenstock made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against Northamptonshire at Worcester in August 1924, but was not called upon to bowl a single ball. [2] He played one further match that summer, against Somerset, and this time claimed 4-69 including the wicket of Jack White, but Worcestershire were nevertheless heavily defeated. [3]
From 1925 to 1927, Greenstock played mostly for Oxford, winning a Blue in all three years. [4] In 1926 he played no county cricket, but he did turn out for Worcestershire a few times in 1925 and 1927. It was during this period that he achieved career-bests both in bowling (5-36 for against the Army at The University Parks in June 1926) and in batting (43 against Essex at Chelmsford in June 1927); both these feats were performed for Oxford. [5][6]
He was the nephew of the seven Foster brothers, all of whom played first-class cricket for Worcestershire. Like them, he was also educated at Malvern College but he did not show great potential at cricket there. His cousin Peter Foster played for Oxford and Kent, while another cousin (Christopher Foster) and his father William Greenstock also had short first-class careers. [8]
Referencesedit
^"John Greenstock profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
^"Worcestershire v Northamptonshire in 1924". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2007.
^"Somerset v Worcestershire in 1924". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2007.
john, greenstock, john, wilfrid, greenstock, 1905, february, 1992, english, first, class, cricketer, played, matches, 1920s, bulk, these, oxford, university, worcestershire, john, wilfrid, greenstockpersonal, informationborn15, 1905great, malvern, worcestershi. John Wilfrid Greenstock 15 May 1905 6 February 1992 1 was an English first class cricketer who played in 46 matches in the 1920s the bulk of these for Oxford University and Worcestershire John Wilfrid GreenstockPersonal informationBorn15 May 1905Great Malvern Worcestershire EnglandDied6 February 1992 1992 02 06 aged 86 Gloucester Gloucestershire EnglandBattingRight handedBowlingSlow left arm orthodoxCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 46Runs scored 507Batting average 9 38100s 50s 0 0Top score 43Balls bowled 7 179Wickets 139Bowling average 26 345 wickets in innings 410 wickets in match 0Best bowling 5 36Catches stumpings 31 Source CricketArchive 8 November 2022Greenstock made his first class debut for Worcestershire against Northamptonshire at Worcester in August 1924 but was not called upon to bowl a single ball 2 He played one further match that summer against Somerset and this time claimed 4 69 including the wicket of Jack White but Worcestershire were nevertheless heavily defeated 3 From 1925 to 1927 Greenstock played mostly for Oxford winning a Blue in all three years 4 In 1926 he played no county cricket but he did turn out for Worcestershire a few times in 1925 and 1927 It was during this period that he achieved career bests both in bowling 5 36 for against the Army at The University Parks in June 1926 and in batting 43 against Essex at Chelmsford in June 1927 both these feats were performed for Oxford 5 6 After that Greenstock played only two more first class matches for Free Foresters against Oxford in 1928 and for H D G Leveson Gower s XI against Cambridge University the following year He bowled only seven overs in that final match taking the single wicket of William Harbison 7 Greenstock was born in Great Malvern Worcestershire he died in a Gloucester hospital at the age of 86 4 He was the nephew of the seven Foster brothers all of whom played first class cricket for Worcestershire Like them he was also educated at Malvern College but he did not show great potential at cricket there His cousin Peter Foster played for Oxford and Kent while another cousin Christopher Foster and his father William Greenstock also had short first class careers 8 References edit John Greenstock profile and biography stats records averages photos and videos ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 10 September 2022 Worcestershire v Northamptonshire in 1924 CricketArchive Retrieved 10 May 2007 Somerset v Worcestershire in 1924 CricketArchive Retrieved 10 May 2007 a b Obituary Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1993 Oxford University v Army in 1926 CricketArchive Retrieved 10 May 2007 Essex v Oxford University in 1927 CricketArchive Retrieved 10 May 2007 HDG Leveson Gower s XI v Cambridge University in 1929 CricketArchive Retrieved 10 May 2007 John Greenstock CricketArchive Retrieved 10 May 2007 External links editJohn Greenstock at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Greenstock amp oldid 1210258743, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
