John Law
Personal information
Full name
John Alexander Gordon Charles Law
Born25 March 1923
Bangalore, Mysore,
British India
Died19 August 2004(2004-08-19) (aged 81)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1940/41–1944/45Europeans
1940/41–1941/42Madras
1949Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 194
Batting average 11.41
100s/50s –/–
Top score 35
Catches/stumpings 16/3
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 July 2020

John Alexander Gordon Charles Law (25 March 1923 – 19 August 2004) was an English first-class cricketer.

Law was born in British India at Bangalore in March 1923. He made his debut in first-class cricket in British India for the Europeans against the Indians in the 1940/41 Madras Presidency Matches. In early 1941, he made two first-class appearances for Madras in the Ranji Trophy.[1] Law served in the Second World War after gaining an emergency commission in the Royal Artillery in March 1941.[2] Later in 1941, he made a third appearance for Madras in the Ranji Trophy, and further appearances for the Europeans followed in the 1942/43, 1943/44 and 1944/45 Presidency Matches.[1]

After the war, Law studied in England at St Edmund Hall, Oxford.[3] He made two first-class appearances for Oxford University against Lancashire and the touring New Zealanders at Oxford in 1949.[1] In all he played nine first-class matches as a wicket-keeper, scoring 194 runs at an average of 11.41 with a highest score of 35. Behind the stumps he took 16 catches and made three stumpings.[3]

Law died in Canada at Montreal in August 2004.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "First-Class Matches played by John Law". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "No. 35962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 March 1943. p. 1512.
  3. 1 2 "Player profile: John Law". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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