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| Full name: | John Aubrey Taylor Sharp |
| Born: | 6th September 1917, Blaby, Leicestershire, England |
| Died: | 15th January 1977, Oslo, Norway |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Education: | Repton School; Jesus College, Cambridge; Army Staff College, Quetta |
| Occupation: | Career soldier |
| Biography: | Military secretary, Ministry of Defence, then commander-in-chief, Allied Forces Northern Europe (as full General). Awarded MC 1942 and bar 1944. Appointed CB 1969, KCB (knighted) 1970. He died while on NATO business. |
| Relations: | Father: AT Sharp |
| Teams: | Leicestershire (Main FC: 1937-1946); Cambridge University (Main FC: 1939); All teams |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Pictures: | John Sharp shows his batting stance |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1937-1946) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 5 | 10 | 0 | 64 | 36 | 6.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1937-1946) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Leicestershire | 336 | 7 | 172 | 7 | 4-63 | 24.57 | 0 | 0 | 48.00 | 3.07 |