John Ernest Emburey was born on 20 August 1952 and is a former English first-class cricketer who played for Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Western Province, Berkshire and England.
17 Facts About John Emburey
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John Emburey was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1987 Cricket World Cup.
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John Emburey was a right arm spin bowler and a slightly eccentric but useful lower-order batsman with the style of a grafter.
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John Emburey 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.
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John Emburey was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1984.
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John Emburey played an understated but significant role in England's storied victory in the Ashes in 1981, notably in the important fourth Test at Edgbaston, where he contributed runs and wickets as England took the lead in the series for the first time.
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John Emburey played for England in the 1987 Cricket world cup final.
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John Emburey was briefly made England Test captain in 1988, the notorious "Summer of four captains".
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Mike Gatting was sacked after the first Test match against the West Indies and John Emburey was appointed for two matches, both of which were lost.
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John Emburey too was fired and was replaced by Chris Cowdrey for the fourth Test.
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Later in his Test career, John Emburey tended to be picked for single Tests in England, as happened in 1993 against Australia, when statistically, he was the leading all rounder in the country, and 1995 against the West Indies.
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John Emburey holds the dubious distinction of being the highest England Test run-scorer never to have made a Test century.
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John Emburey held the batting record for the highest innings made entirely from boundaries.
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John Emburey subsequently coached Northamptonshire County Cricket Club from 1996 but was sacked in 1998 after a string of poor results.
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In 2007, after Greg Chappell left his position as India head coach, John Emburey was shortlisted for the job, but declined it.
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Politically, John Emburey is a Conservative, and once appeared on stage at a Conservative Party conference in the 1980s alongside England teammate Bill Athey.
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John Emburey is married, with a wife and has two daughters.