John Cressy-Hall

John Walter Cressy-Hall (4 August 1843 – 7 April 1894) was an English first-class cricketer and merchant.

John Cressy-Hall
Personal information
Full name
John Walter Cressy-Hall
Born4 August 1843
Brighton, Sussex, England
Died7 April 1894(1894-04-07) (aged 50)
Kimberley, Cape Province,
South Africa
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1873–1880Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 27
Batting average 5.40
100s/50s –/–
Top score 12
Balls bowled 68
Wickets 2
Bowling average 24.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 2/48
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 April 2021

The son of the physician Alfred Hall, John was born at Brighton in August 1843. He was educated there at Brighton College.[1] After completing his education, Cressy-Hall became a merchant.[2] He played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club on three occasions, playing against Cambridge University in 1873, Derbyshire in 1878, and Hampshire in 1880.[3] He scored 27 runs in these matches,[4] in addition to taking two wickets.[5] By 1894, Cressy-Hall was living in poverty at Kimberley in South Africa. He was financially supported by his younger brother, Sir Edward Marshall Hall, who sent money to him via Archdeacon Gaul. The two were not on good terms, with Cressy-Hall resenting being financially supported by his younger brother, to the extent that he sent offensive correspondences to him back in England.[2] Cressy-Hall was found dead in his bed on 7 April 1894 at Kimberley.[2]

References
  1. Brighton College Register. J. Farncombe. 1886. p. 83.
  2. Marjoribanks, Edward (1926). The Life of Sir Edward Marshall Hall. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd. pp. 123-4.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by John Cressy-Hall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Cressy-Hall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  5. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by John Cressy-Hall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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