John William Juniper (6 February 1862 — 20 June 1885) was an English cricketer who played for Sussex from 1880 to 1885.
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| Full name | John William Juniper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 February 1862 Southwick, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 June 1885 (aged 23) Southwick, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1880-1885 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 14 June 1880 Sussex v Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 8 June 1885 Sussex v Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, February 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Juniper was born at Southwick, West Sussex and was a labourer. He made his debut for Sussex at the age of 18 in June 1880 against Hampshire. He played for Sussex regularly for six seasons. In 1885 he caught a chill in the match against Cambridge University in 1885, which developed into typhoid fever, which resulted in his death, at Southwick, at the age of 23.
Juniper was a left-arm fast bowler and took 184 first-class wickets at an average of 19.69 and a best performance of 7 for 24. He played 97 innings in 57 first-class matches at an average of 6.71 and a top score of 31.[1]