John Mitchell

William John Mitchell (born 1 December 1947) is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Northern Districts and Otago. A right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Mitchell played 14 first-class matches between 1964 and 1969, scoring 634 runs at 27.56 and taking one wicket.

Career Born in Auckland,

Mitchell had a far less successful season over the summer of 1965/66. where he again played three matches for Northern Districts; however his return was only 71 runs at 14.20, with a high score of 38.

Later, Mitchell played his club cricket for Burnside West Christchurch University Cricket Club in Canterbury, first joining when he was attending teachers' college. He was the first president of The Willows Cricket Club in Loburn, Canterbury, serving from 1994 to 2003. At the end of his teaching career Mitchell was divisional principal at Burnside High School.