John Southern (cricketer, born 1952)

John William Southern (born 2 September 1952) is a former English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox who played county cricket for Hampshire County Cricket Club.

John Southern

Personal information
Full name	John William Southern
Born	(1952-09-02) 2 September 1952 (age 71) King's Cross, London
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1975–1983	Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA Matches 164 25 Runs scored 1,653 52 Batting average 15.30 10.40 100s/50s 0/3 0/0 Top score 61* 15* Balls bowled 28,757 945 Wickets 412 14 Bowling average 29.81 44.57 5 wickets in innings 17 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 6/46 2/34 Catches/stumpings 59/– 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 October 2009

Southern, who was born in Kings Cross, London, made his Hampshire debut in 1975 and went on to play for the club for 8 seasons until 1983. Southern played 164 first-class and 25 one-day matches for the club.

External links

• John Southern at ESPNcricinfo