John Crommelin-Brown

John Louis Crommelin-Brown (20 October 1888 – 11 September 1953) was an English schoolmaster, poet and first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1926.

He went to Cambridge University, where he wrote lyrics for the Cambridge Footlights[2] During the First World War he served as a lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery and wrote war poetry.

[3][4] Crommelin-Brown became a master at Repton School and made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1922 season.

[5] Crommelin-Brown died at Old Town, Minehead, Somerset, England, aged 64.

Crommelin-Brown's son-in-law John Eggar, another Repton master, played cricket for Derbyshire after the Second World War.