John Cuffe

John Alexander Cuffe (26 June 1880 – 5 May 1931) was an Australian-born English first-class cricketer who played more than 200 times for Worcestershire between 1903 and 1914, having previously made a single appearance for New South Wales.

[2] Born in Coonamble, New South Wales, Cuffe made his first-class debut for that state side, against Queensland at Sydney on Boxing Day 1902.

He again turned out three times in 1904, playing once each against the universities and appearing also against the touring South Africans, claiming 5–58 in an innings defeat of Oxford.

For the ten seasons from 1905 to 1914, Cuffe was a regular part of the Worcestershire side, and he made a career-best 145 against Hampshire in the first of those years.

His best bowling figures (9-38) were achieved against Yorkshire at Bradford in 1907, but in the above-mentioned minor game against Glamorgan in 1910 he returned the first-innings analysis of 8.1-4-5-9.

[2][7] Cuffe was found drowned at Burton-on-Trent on 16 May 1932, aged 51.He had taken up the post of cricket professional at Repton School the day before.