John Sunley
John Sunley was an English cricketer. Sunley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
Sunley made his debut for Lincolnshire [County Cricket Club|Lincolnshire] in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship against Shropshire [County Cricket Club|Shropshire]. Sunley played Minor counties of [English and Welsh cricket|Minor counties] cricket for Lincolnshire from 1966 to 1984, which included 42 Minor Counties Championship matches. He made his List A debut against Hampshire in the 1966 Gillette Cup. He played 3 further List A matches for Lincolnshire, the last coming against Derbyshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. In his 4 matches for Lincolnshire, he scored 26 runs at an average |average] of 6.50, with a high score of 14. With the ball, he took 2 wickets for Lincolnshire, at a bowling average of 7.00.
He also played List A cricket for Minor Counties East, making his debut for the team in the 1976 [Benson & Hedges Cup] against Essex. He played 3 further matches for the team, the last coming against Yorkshire in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup. In these 4 matches, he scored 45 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 15.
He died suddenly at his home in Humberston, Lincolnshire on 6 August 2009. Following his death students at the Grimsby Institute of Further & [Higher Education], where Sunley worked as a lecturer for 27 years, launched a fund in memory of him.