John Emburey England (Eng)
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm offbreak
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	64	61
Runs scored	1713	501
Batting average	22.53	14.31
100s/50s	-/10	-/-
Top score	75	34
Balls bowled	15391	3425
Wickets	147	76
Bowling average	38.40	30.86
5 wickets in innings	6	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	7/78	4/37
Catches/stumpings	34/-	19/-
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John Ernest Emburey (born 20 August 1952 in Peckham) is a former English cricketer who played for Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Western Province, Berkshire and England. August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Peckham is an area of London in the London Borough of Southwark, located 3. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... A cricketer is a term used to refer to a person who plays cricket. ... Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named after the historic county of Middlesex in which their home ground, Lords Cricket Ground in London, is located. ... Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. ... Western Province or West Province may refer to: West Province, Cameroon West Province, Rwanda Western Province, Kenya Western Province, Papua New Guinea Western Province, Solomon Islands Western Province, Sri Lanka Western Province, Zambia Western Province (Victoria), a division of the Victorian Legislative Council West Kazakhstan Province Western Cape Province, South... Berkshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Berkshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ...

Playing career

Emburey was a right arm spin bowler and a slightly eccentric lower-order batsman with the style of a grafter. He was more notable as an economical performer than a "demon" spin bowler, but on his day could leave the best batsmen groping outside off-stump. One of his dangerous balls was his arm ball outswinger.

Emburey was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1984. The Wisden Cricketers of the Year award is made annually in the pages of the Wisden Cricketers Almanack yearbook. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Emburey was briefly made England Test captain in 1988, the notorious "Summer of four captains"([1]). Mike Gatting was sacked after the first Test match against the West Indies and Emburey was appointed for two matches, both of which were lost. Emburey too was fired and was replaced by Chris Cowdrey (regarded as a 'specialist captain') for the fourth Test. (Cowdrey lasted just one match, replaced in turn by Graham Gooch). This is a list of cricketers who have captained the English cricket team for at least one Test match. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The summer of four captains is how the cricket media commonly refers to the England Test cricket season of 1988,[1] during which the England cricket team used four different captains in the five-match Test series against West Indies. ... Michael William Gatting (born June 6, 1957) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club. ... A Test match in progress. ... Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ... Christopher Stuart Chris Cowdrey (born 20 October 1957 in Farnborough, then Kent) is a former English cricketer, and current cricket commentator for the British national radio station, TalkSport. ... Graham Alan Gooch (born July 23, 1953) is a former cricket captain for Essex and England. ...

Emburey was the only cricketer to go on both the England rebel tours to South Africa in 1981/2 and 1989/90; the rebels were banned from Test match cricket because of the apartheid régime. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ...

Later in his test career Emburey tended to be picked for single Tests in England, as happened in 1993 against Australia and 1995 against the West Indies.

At county level, Emburey's Middlesex career coincided with that of Phil Edmonds. The right and left arm spin combination was a powerful contribution towards Middlesex's successes in the 1980s. They also combined at England level, although the pair often competed for the same place in the Test team. Philippe-Henri Edmonds (born March 8, 1951, Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia) is a former English cricketer who played in 51 Tests and 29 ODIs from 1975 to 1987. ...

Emburey holds the dubious distinction of being the highest England test run-scorer never to have made a test century.

Until Mark Pettini beat it in farcial circumstances in 2006, Emburey held the batting record for the highest innings made entirely from boundaries. Despite his chronic lack of footwork, he scored 46 for the England XI against Tasmania at Hobart in 1986-87, with ten fours and a six. Mark Pettini (born August 7, 1983) is an English cricketer. ...

Coaching and other activities

Emburey has coached Northamptonshire CCC and Middlesex CCC, as well as commentating. Northamptonshire Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure. ... Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named after the historic county of Middlesex which their home ground, Lords Cricket Ground in London, is located. ...

External reference

• Cricinfo page on John Emburey