John Brian Mortimore (14 May 1933 – 13 February 2014) was an English cricketer, who played in nine Tests for England from 1959 to 1964, and captained Gloucestershire between 1965 and 1967.
He had the misfortune to be brought into the England side for the Fourth Test against Australia at Old Trafford in 1964, when only 18 wickets fell for 1271 runs.
His highest score came against Nottinghamshire at Nottingham in 1963, when he scored 149, “a brilliant maiden Championship century by Mortimore in two hours twenty minutes” , said Wisden;[3] he hit 52 in the second innings of the same match to help Gloucestershire to victory by five wickets, putting on 109 in 40 minutes with Ray White.
Mortimore is sometimes remembered for his role in the dramatic conclusion of a televised 1971 Gillette Cup semi-final between Gloucestershire and Lancashire at Old Trafford,[4] when he was hit for 24 runs in an over by David Hughes in fading light as Lancashire emerged victorious.
[5] However, two years later Mortimore helped Gloucestershire to win the same tournament, appearing as they beat Sussex in the final.