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John Herbert Inns (30 March 1876 – 14 June 1905) was an English cricketer. Inns' batting and bowling styles are not known, but it is known he fielded on occasion as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Writtle, Essex.

John Inns

Personal information
Full name	John Herbert Inns
Born	(1878-03-30)30 March 1878 Writtle, Essex, England
Died	14 May 1905(1905-05-14) (aged 27) Leyton, Essex, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Role	Occasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1898–1904	Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 10 Runs scored 73 Batting average 6.63 100s/50s –/– Top score 28 Balls bowled 30 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2011

Inns made his first-class debut for Essex against Oxford University in 1898. He played infrequently for Essex, making nine further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1904 County Championship.[1] In his ten first-class appearances, he scored 73 runs at an average of 6.63, with a high score of 28. In the field he took 8 catches.[2]

He died at Leyton, Essex on 14 June 1905 and was buried at Writtle.[3]

References

External links

• John Inns at ESPNcricinfo
• John Inns at CricketArchive

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