John Mitchell (cricketer)
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| Full name | William John Mitchell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1947 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964/65–1966/67 | Northern Districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968/69 | Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 4 February 1965 Northern Districts v Pakistanis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 30 December 1968 Otago v Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 16 September 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William John Mitchell (born 1 December 1947) is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Northern Districts and Otago. A right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Mitchell played 14 first-class matches between 1964 and 1969,[1] scoring 634 runs at 27.56 and taking one wicket.[2]
Career
[edit]Born in Auckland,[1][2] Mitchell began his first-class career in 1964 for Northern Districts.[1] He began successfully, playing three matches over the summer of 1964/65 and scoring 212 runs at 53.00,[3] including one half century and the only century of his career, 127* on debut against Pakistan. He also took his only first class wicket in this debut match, that of Abdul Kadir.[3][4]
Mitchell had a far less successful season over the summer of 1965/66. where he again played three matches for Northern Districts; however his return was only 71 runs at 14.20, with a high score of 38.[3] The following season, his last for Northern Districts, returned 252 runs from six matches at 22.90, with two fifties and a high score of 74.[3] For the next season, Mitchell moved to Otago.[1][2] He played two matches in the 1968/69 season, scoring 99 runs at 33.00, the second highest season average of his career, with a single half century of 52 his highest score.
Mitchell also played two first-class matches for the New Zealand Under-23s. In the 1966–67 match against Central Districts he scored 74 out of the Under-23s' first innings of 140.[5]
John played his club cricket for Burnside West Christchurch University Cricket Club in Canterbury, first joining when he was attending Teachers college. He was the very first president of The Willow's Cricket Club in Loburn Canterbury.
As an educator John was a highly respected divisional principal at Burnside High School before his retirement.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d William Mitchell from CricketArchive retrieved 16 September 2008
- ^ a b c John Mitchell, CricInfo. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
- ^ a b c d First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by William Mitchell from CricketArchive retrieved 16 September 2008
- ^ Northern Districts v Pakistan, 4, 5 6 February 1965 from CricketArchive retrieved 16 September 2008
- ^ Arthur Carman (ed), The Shell Cricket Almanack of New Zealand 1967, Sporting Publications, Tawa, 1967, pp. 77–78.