John Selby

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John Selby England (Eng)
Batting style	Right-hand bat (RHB)
Bowling type	Right-arm medium
	Tests	First-class
Matches	6	222
Runs scored	256	6,215
Batting average	23.27	18.83
100s/50s	0/2	4/27
Top score	70	128*
Balls bowled	0	436
Wickets	0	5
Bowling average	n/a	37.60
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	n/a	2/27
Catches/stumpings	1/0	228/4
Test debut: 15 March 1877 Last Test: 14 March 1882 Source: [1]

John Selby (born 1 July 1849 in Nottingham; died 11 March 1894 in Nottingham) played cricket professionally for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club between 1870 and 1887. In 1878, he headed the English cricket averages with 938 runs at average of 31.82.

He toured Australia in 1876-77 and 1881-82, playing a total of six Test matches on those tours, and he toured North America in 1879.

Selby went on to become a pub landlord, but his financial dealings were unsuccessful and led to a run-in with the law. He died after suffering a paralytic stroke in Nottingham General Hospital in 1894. He had a wife, Annie.

His name was registered at birth as John Burrows.

[edit] References

• Cricinfo page on John Selby
• CricketArchive page on John Selby
• Brief profile of John Selby by Don Ambrose