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John Coker (28 July 1821 – 30 July 1901) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

John Coker

Personal information
Full name	John Coker
Born	28 July 1821 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Died	30 July 1901(1901-07-30) (aged 80) Tingewick, Buckinghamshire, England
Batting	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1840–1844	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 11 Runs scored 136 Batting average 6.80 100s/50s –/– Top score 27 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 February 2020

The son of Thomas Lewis Coker, he was born at Cheltenham in July 1821. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to New College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1840. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1844, making eleven appearances.[3] He scored a total of 136 runs at an average of 6.80, with a high score of 27.[4] After graduating from Oxford, Coker took holy orders in the Church of England. He was the rector of Tingewick in Buckinghamshire for 46 years, until his death there in July 1901.[1]

References

External links

• John Coker at ESPNcricinfo

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