John Mortimore (cricketer)
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Full name | John Brian Mortimore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Southmead, Bristol, England | 14 May 1933|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 February 2014 | (aged 80)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut | 13 February 1959 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 23 July 1964 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 7 November 2022 |
John Brian Mortimore (14 May 1933 – 13 February 2014) was an English cricketer, who played in nine Tests for England from 1959 to 1964, and captained Gloucestershire between 1965 and 1967.[1]
Career
His county colleague and fellow off-spinner, David Allen, spun the ball more than Mortimore, but “Morty” was able to coax county batsmen with cunning and pin-point accuracy, which often led to their downfall.[1]
He was sent out as a replacement for
Mortimore toured India in 1963–64, playing three Tests in a notoriously slow-scoring series. In the Fifth Test at Kanpur, on a pitch Wisden described as "defunct",[2] he had match figures of 71–45–67–1. He had the misfortune to be brought into the England side for the Fourth Test against Australia at Old Trafford in 1964, when only 18 wickets fell for 1271 runs. He took no wicket for 122 off 49 overs and never played Test cricket again.
Mortimore had a 26-year stint at
His highest score came against
Mortimore is sometimes remembered for his role in the dramatic conclusion of a televised
Having played for Gloucestershire since 1950, Mortimore retired after playing two games in the 1975 season, at the age of 42. In his first game, he had played alongside the brothers Tom and Ken Graveney;[7] in his last game he played alongside Ken's son David.[8]
References
- ^ ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
- ^ Wisden, 1965, p.815.
- ^ Wisden, 1964, p.526.
- ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ The Times, obituary of John Mortimore, 19 February 2014
- ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.com. 21 August 1950. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.com. 4 August 1975. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
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