About John Hellard
Lived 1882 – 1916 (aged 34). John Hellard was a British cricketer.
John Alexander Hellard (20 March 1882 – 2 July 1916) played first-class cricket for Somerset in 1907 and 1910. He was born in Stogumber, Somerset and died in the First World War fighting on the Somme at Beaumont Hamel, France.
Educated at The King's School, Canterbury, Hellard was a right-handed lower-order batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler, although he did not bowl in first-class cricket. He played in two matches, both against Worcestershire, one in 1907 at Bath, the other in 1910 at Worcester. His highest first-class score was 15 in the 1907 game.
A second lieutenant in the Somerset Light Infantry during the First World War, he was killed on the second day of the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and is commemorated at the Serre Road cemetery.
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Who was John Hellard?
English cricketer (1882-1916)
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John Hellard was born on 20 March 1882 in Stogumber.
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John Hellard died on 2 July 1916 in Beaumont-Hamel, France.
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John Hellard was a cricketer.
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John Hellard was British.
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