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John James Warr (born 16 July 1927) is an English former cricketer. He played in two Test matches for England.〔 His Test bowling average remains the worst of any retired English player, but Warr turned it into comic relief in his highly humorous after dinner speeches.〔 ==Life and career== Born at Ealing, Middlesex, England, Warr played for Middlesex as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, in 260 first-class matches between 1949 and 1960. He took 703 wickets for the county at an average of 20.75, with a personal best of 9 for 65. He captained the county in 1959 and 1960. After taking 87 wickets in the 1950 season, which ranked him 32nd on the list of wicket-takers in the first-class season. Warr was selected for the 1950–51 Ashes tour.〔(First-class Bowling in England for 1950 (Ordered by Wickets) ), from CricketArchive, retrieved 6 September 2006〕 He played in two of the five Test matches, but only took one wicket, that of Australia's number seven, Ian Johnson, caught behind. In those two matches, he conceded 281 runs, and his bowling average remains the worst of any retired England Test player.〔(Career Bowling for England in Test Matches (Ordered by Average) ) from CricketArchive, retrieved 6 September 2006〕 According to the 1952 ''Wisden Cricketer's Almanack'' Warr "tried hard and cheerfully, but he could not be regarded as Test class."〔(Wisden – 1952 – M.C.C. team in Australia and New Zealand, 1950–51 ), from Cricinfo, retrieved 6 September 2006〕
However, he did take 100 first-class wickets twice – in 1956 and 1959, and played a total of 15 matches for the Gentlemen of England. After retirement, he became a leading figure at the Jockey Club and was President of the MCC in 1987–88. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Warr」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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