John Berry (10 January 1823 – 26 February 1895) was an English

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ...

er, active 1849–67, who played for

Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...

and

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

sides both before and after the formation of the county club. Born in

Dalton, Huddersfield Dalton is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire in England, approximately one mile east of the town centre between Moldgreen, Rawthorpe and Kirkheaton. Located in a small valley it is mostly housing, with a small number of engineering fi ...

, Berry was a right-handed

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and a

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roundarm bowler. In total, he scored 1,069 first-class runs, with a top score of 78 against

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

, and another score of 51 against an England XI. He took 40

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s, with a best analysis of six for 31 against

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

. Berry died in February 1895 at

Haslingden Haslingden is a town in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. It is north of Manchester. The name means 'valley of the hazels' or 'valley growing with hazels'. At the time of the 2011 census the town (including Helmshore) had a population of 15,96 ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

, aged 72 years. His uncle, George Berry, also played first-class cricket for Yorkshire sides.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berry, John (cricketer) 1823 births 1895 deaths English cricketers Non-international England cricketers North v South cricketers Sheffield Cricket Club cricketers Cricketers from Huddersfield Yorkshire cricketers Yorkshire with Stockton-on-Tees cricketers Cambridgeshire and Yorkshire cricketers