The son of Alexander Russel of The Scotsman, he was born in March 1849 at Edinburgh in, where he was educated at the Royal High School.[1] Russel had a long association with Lord's in London, first playing there in 1870 while assisting the north of Ireland, though it is unclear what qualified him to play for an Irish based team.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Yorkshire at Scarborough in 1875. Russel's playing association with the MCC lasted until 1891, with him appearing in 74 first-class matches for the club.[2] Described by Wisden as an "excellent batsman when at his best" though his "style was not attractive",[1] Russel scored 1,547 runs for the MCC at an average of 13.11 and a high score of 83, one of six half centuries he made.[3] In seasons where he played five for more matches, Russel had his best season in 1882 when he scored 335 runs at an average of 25.76 from nine matches.[4] This season included a match winning performance against Somerset, where he made scores of 56 and 83 opening the batting to help the MCC to a one wicket victory.[1][5]
In addition to playing first-class cricket for the MCC, he also appeared in one first-class match for the Gentlemen of England in 1879, and two first-class matches each for the Over 30s in the Over 30s v Under 30s fixtures of 1880 and 1882 and for the South in the North v South fixtures of 1878 and 1887.[2] Outside of cricket, he worked as a merchant based in Newcastle upon Tyne, where he played minor matches for Northumberland.[1] When Henry Perkins retired from the position of MCC secretary, Russel initially stood in the election to be his replacement, though he eventually withdrew leaving Francis Lacey unopposed.[1] He died suddenly at Banchory near Aberdeen in September 1902.[1] His brother, Patrick, also played first-class cricket.
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^ abcdefg"Wisden - Obituaries in 1902". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^ ab"First-Class Matches played by John Russel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^"First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Russel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^"First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by John Russel". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
^"Marylebone Cricket Club v Somerset, 1882". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
john, russel, cricketer, john, somerville, russel, march, 1849, september, 1902, scottish, first, class, cricketer, john, russelpersonal, informationfull, namejohn, somerville, russelborn19, march, 1849edinburgh, midlothian, scotlanddied12, september, 1902, 19. John Somerville Russel 19 March 1849 12 September 1902 was a Scottish first class cricketer John RusselPersonal informationFull nameJohn Somerville RusselBorn19 March 1849Edinburgh Midlothian ScotlandDied12 September 1902 1902 09 12 aged 53 Banchory Aberdeenshire ScotlandBattingRight handedBowlingUnknownRelationsPatrick Russel brother Domestic team informationYearsTeam1875 1891Marylebone Cricket ClubCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 79Runs scored 1 641Batting average 12 92100s 50s 7Top score 83Balls bowled 8Wickets 0Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches stumpings 32 Source Cricinfo 20 August 2019 The son of Alexander Russel of The Scotsman he was born in March 1849 at Edinburgh in where he was educated at the Royal High School 1 Russel had a long association with Lord s in London first playing there in 1870 while assisting the north of Ireland though it is unclear what qualified him to play for an Irish based team 1 He made his debut in first class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club MCC against Yorkshire at Scarborough in 1875 Russel s playing association with the MCC lasted until 1891 with him appearing in 74 first class matches for the club 2 Described by Wisden as an excellent batsman when at his best though his style was not attractive 1 Russel scored 1 547 runs for the MCC at an average of 13 11 and a high score of 83 one of six half centuries he made 3 In seasons where he played five for more matches Russel had his best season in 1882 when he scored 335 runs at an average of 25 76 from nine matches 4 This season included a match winning performance against Somerset where he made scores of 56 and 83 opening the batting to help the MCC to a one wicket victory 1 5 In addition to playing first class cricket for the MCC he also appeared in one first class match for the Gentlemen of England in 1879 and two first class matches each for the Over 30s in the Over 30s v Under 30s fixtures of 1880 and 1882 and for the South in the North v South fixtures of 1878 and 1887 2 Outside of cricket he worked as a merchant based in Newcastle upon Tyne where he played minor matches for Northumberland 1 When Henry Perkins retired from the position of MCC secretary Russel initially stood in the election to be his replacement though he eventually withdrew leaving Francis Lacey unopposed 1 He died suddenly at Banchory near Aberdeen in September 1902 1 His brother Patrick also played first class cricket References edit a b c d e f g Wisden Obituaries in 1902 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 21 August 2019 a b First Class Matches played by John Russel CricketArchive Retrieved 21 August 2019 First class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Russel CricketArchive Retrieved 21 August 2019 First class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by John Russel CricketArchive Retrieved 21 August 2019 Marylebone Cricket Club v Somerset 1882 CricketArchive Retrieved 21 August 2019 External links editJohn Russel at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Russel cricketer amp oldid 1047170531, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
