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Christchurch, Hampshire born John Badcock was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler who made his first class debut for Hampshire in the 1906 County Championship against Surrey.
Badcock played 63 first class matches for Hampshire, with his debut season being his most successful with 96 wickets at a bowling average of 24.81, with seven five wicket hauls and best figures of 6-61. Indeed, it can be said that Badcock did not have a single bad season with the ball in the three seasons he represented Hampshire, taking 49 wickets at a bowling average of 26.08 in 1907 and 67 wickets at a bowling average of 26.17, with 5 five wicket hauls and three ten wicket matches hauls and career best figures of 8-44 against Sussex.
Badcock’s final match for Hampshire came in the 1908 County Championship against Gloucestershire at Dean Park Cricket Ground in Bournemouth. In Badcock’s 63 first class matches for the county he took 212 wickets at a bowling average of 25.53, with twelve five wicket hauls, three ten wicket matches and best figures of 8-44. Badcock was also a useful lower order batsman, scoring 1,199 runs at a batting average of 14.44, with two half centuries and a highest score of 74 against Middlesex in 1907.
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