About John Grover
Lived 1915 – 1990 (aged 75). John Grover was a cricketer.
John Nelson Grover (21 October 1915 – 17 December 1990) was an English first-class cricketer.
Grover was born at Hexham to Ehret Ernest Grove and his wife, Frieda Grover. He was educated at Winchester College between 1929–34, after which he went up to Brasenose College, Oxford. While studying at the University of Oxford, Grover made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Yorkshire at Oxford in 1936. In his second match against Lancashire he scored 119 runs. He played eleven first-class matches in 1936, Following the Second World War, in which his younger brother Charles was killed, Grover returned to playing minor counties cricket for Northumberland, playing for the county until 1950. He died in December 1990 at Waytown, Dorset.
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Who was John Grover?
(1915-1990)
When was John Grover born?
John Grover was born on 21 October 1915 in Hexham.
When did John Grover die?
John Grover died on 17 December 1990 in Dorset, Waytown.
What was John Grover's occupation?
John Grover was a cricketer.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Grover (cricketer)
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