John Arthur Hibbard (7 September 1863 – 17 October 1905) was an English Royal Navy officer and cricketer.
His father was a policeman, although he later became a publican and ran The Canterbury Hotel in Gillingham.
[3] Working as an engineer, Hibbard joined the Royal Navy in 1863, initially as an acting assistant engineer at Devonport in Plymouth, training on HMS Asia and HMS President.
[3][4][5] In December 1904 Hibbard left the Navy, deemed unfit for service.
[3][4][7] He took ten catches and Wisden commented that he had kept wickets in "good style" in the 1894 edition.