John Greenstock

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First-class record
John Greenstock England (Eng)

Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling type	Slow left arm orthodox
Matches	46
Runs scored	507
Batting average	9.38
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	43
Balls bowled	7,179
Wickets	139
Bowling average	26.34
5 wickets in innings	4
10 wickets in match	0
Best Bowling	5-36
Catches/Stumpings	31/0
First class debut: 16 August 1924 Last first class game: 5 July 1929 Source: CricketArchive

John Wilfrid Greenstock (15 May 1905–6 February 1992) was an English cricketer who played 46 first-class matches in the 1920s, the bulk of these for Oxford University and Worcestershire.

Greenstock made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against Northamptonshire at Worcester in August 1924, but was not called upon to bowl a single ball. ^[1] He played one further match that summer, against Somerset, and this time claimed 4-69 including the wicket of Jack Hunt, but Worcestershire were nevertheless heavily defeated. ^[2]

From 1925 to 1927, Greenstock played mostly for Oxford, winning a Blue in all three years. ^[3] In 1926 he played no county cricket, but he did turn out for Worcestershire a few times in 1925 and 1927. It was during this period that he achieved career-bests both in bowling (5-36 for against the Army at The University Parks in June 1926) and in batting (43 against Essex at Chelmsford in June 1927); both these feats were performed for Oxford. ^[4] ^[5]

After that, Greenstock played only two more first-class matches, for Free Foresters against Oxford in 1928, and for H. D. G. Leveson-Gower's XI against Cambridge University the following year. He bowled only seven overs in that final match, taking the single wicket of William Harbison. ^[6]

Greenstock was born in Great Malvern, Worcestershire; he died in a Gloucester hospital at the age of 86. ^[3]

He was the nephew of the seven Foster brothers, all of whom played first-class cricket for Worcestershire. His cousin Peter Foster played for Oxford and Kent, while another cousin (Christopher Foster) and his father William Greenstock also had short first-class careers. ^[7]