John McKone

Australian cricketer

John McKone
Personal information
Full name	John James McKone
Born	(1835-10-03)3 October 1835 Sydney, Australia
Died	7 August 1882(1882-08-07) (aged 46) Sydney, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Underarm right-arm medium pace
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1855/56 to 1857/58	New South Wales

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 January 2017

John James McKone (3 October 1835 – 7 August 1882) was an Australian cricketer.^[1] He played three first-class matches for New South Wales between 1855/56 and 1857/58.^[2]

McKone played in New South Wales' first three first-class matches. In the first, in Melbourne in March 1856, he took 5 for 25 and 5 for 11 and scored 18 not out in the first innings. New South Wales won narrowly, and he was the equal top wicket-taker and equal highest run-scorer on either side.^[3]

McKone married Esther Holder in Sydney in December 1858.^[4] He was the publican of the Curriers' Arms Hotel in central Sydney, where he also lived.^[5] Esther died there in May 1880 after bearing a stillborn son a few days earlier.^[6] He died there aged 46 in August 1882.^[7]

References

^ "John McKone". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
^ "John McKone". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
^ "Victoria v New South Wales, 1855/56". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ "Marriage". Sydney Morning Herald: 1. 6 January 1859.
^ "Licensed Publicans". Sydney Morning Herald: 3. 23 May 1859.
^ "Deaths". Sydney Morning Herald: 1. 24 May 1880.
^ "Deaths". Sydney Morning Herald: 1. 8 August 1882.

External links

John McKone at ESPNcricinfo

Australian first-class cricket season leading run-scorers (1850–51 to 1899–1900)

1850–51: Hamilton
1851–52: Hamilton
1852–53: –
1853–54: Cavenagh
1854–55: –
1855–56: Driver/McKone
1856–57: Gilbert
1857–58: Wills
1858–59: Lewis
1859–60: Wills
1860–61: Bryant
1861–62: Caffyn
1862–63: D'Arcy
1863–64: Lockyer
1864–65: –
1865–66: N. Gregory
1866–67: Cosstick
1867–68: Wardill
1868–69: Phillips
1869–70: Gordon
1870–71: Loughnan
1871–72: Thomson
1872–73: Arthur
1873–74: –
1874–75: C. Bannerman
1875–76: D. Gregory
1876–77: C. Bannerman
1877–78: Thomson
1878–79: Ulyett
1879–80: A. Bannerman
1880–81: Horan
1881–82: Murdoch
1882–83: A. Bannerman
1883–84: Murdoch
1884–85: Barnes
1885–86: McIlwraith
1886–87: Shrewsbury
1887–88: Moses
1888–89: Trott
1889–90: Lyons
1890–91: Giffen
1891–92: Lyons
1892–93: Giffen
1893–94: Giffen
1894–95: Ward
1895–96: Donnan
1896–97: Lyons
1897–98: Hill
1898–99: Trumper
1899–1900: Trumper

Leading run-scorers: 1850–51 to 1899–1900
1900–01 to 1949–50
1950–51 to 1999–2000
2000–01 onwards

Leading wicket-takers: 1850–51 to 1899–1900
1900–01 to 1949–50
1950–51 to 1999–2000
2000–01 onwards

v t e Australian first-class cricket season leading wicket-takers (1850–51 to 1899–1900)
1850–51: Antill 1851–52: Henty 1852–53: – 1853–54: McDowall 1854–55: – 1855–56: Elliott/McKone 1856–57: Wills 1857–58: Wills 1858–59: Wills 1859–60: Richardson/Wills 1860–61: Cosstick 1861–62: Bennett 1862–63: Lawrence 1863–64: Grace 1864–65: – 1865–66: Conway/Cosstick 1866–67: Gregory 1867–68: Wills 1868–69: Cosstick 1869–70: Cosstick 1870–71: Reid 1871–72: Allan 1872–73: Cosstick 1873–74: – 1874–75: Coates 1875–76: Evans 1876–77: Shaw 1877–78: Evans 1878–79: Emmett 1879–80: Cooper 1880–81: Evans 1881–82: Palmer 1882–83: Palmer 1883–84: Palmer 1884–85: Peel 1885–86: Spofforth 1886–87: Turner 1887–88: Turner 1888–89: Ferris 1889–90: Trumble 1890–91: Phillips 1891–92: Giffen 1892–93: Giffen 1893–94: Turner 1894–95: Giffen 1895–96: McKibbin 1896–97: McKibbin 1897–98: Jones 1898–99: Jones 1899–1900: Noble
Leading run-scorers: 1850–51 to 1899–1900 1900–01 to 1949–50 1950–51 to 1999–2000 2000–01 onwards Leading wicket-takers: 1850–51 to 1899–1900 1900–01 to 1949–50 1950–51 to 1999–2000 2000–01 onwards

Australian first-class cricket season leading wicket-takers (1850–51 to 1899–1900)