John Bickley (cricketer)

John Bickley (18 January 1819 – 15 November 1866) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1847 and 1860. He made 38 first-class appearances during his career,^[1] playing primarily for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and for various teams representing England.^[2] Bickley also played six times for The North, three times for The Players and once for each of Surrey and Kent.^[2][3]

Bickley was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm round-arm fast bowler. He is most notable for having taken eight wickets for seven runs in a match for All England against Kent at Lord's in 1856.^[4] He was born at Keyworth in Nottinghamshire and worked as a silk glove maker before becoming an inn keeper at the Sawyers Arms, Lister Gate in Nottingham in later life.^[4][5] He died at Nottingham in 1866 aged 47.^[1]