John Moss (umpire)

John Moss (7 February 1864 – 10 July 1950) was an English cricketer and umpire. Moss was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Clifton, Nottinghamshire.

John Moss

Personal information
Full name	John Moss
Born	(1864-02-07)7 February 1864 Clifton, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	10 July 1950(1950-07-10) (aged 86) Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Umpire
Relations	John Butler (brother-in-law)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1892	Nottinghamshire
Umpiring information
Tests umpired	11 (1902–1921)
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 2 Batting average 1.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 1 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 April 2012

Moss made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1892.^[1] It was as an umpire that he was more prominently remembered, standing in 665 first-class matches between 1894 and 1932,^[2] which included eleven Test matches between 1902 and 1921, the majority of which were Ashes matches between England and Australia.^[3]

He died at Keyworth, Nottinghamshire on 10 July 1950. His brother-in-law, John Butler, also played first-class cricket.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by John Moss". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
2. "John Moss as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
3. "John Moss as Umpire in Test Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 April 2012.

External links

• John Moss at ESPNcricinfo
• John Moss at CricketArchive