John Sainsbury (cricketer)

John Popham Sainsbury (8 January 1927 – September 2004) played first-class cricket for Somerset in two matches in the 1951 season.

The exact date of his death and where it happened are not known.

Educated at Clifton College, Sainsbury was a right-handed middle-order batsman.

He played in two first-class matches at Weston-super Mare in a week and failed to score in any of his first three innings, then making 16 in his final outing in the match against Sussex.

[2] He also played county rugby union for Somerset.