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He was born at Powick Court, Worcestershire.
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John Isaac
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Isaac"s first-class debut came for the South Africa Army cricket team in the only match of that standard they ever played, when they met Master Control Console at Thara Tswane, Pretoria in January 1906. This match was chiefly notable for Schofield Haigh"s feat of taking four wickets in as many balls in the Army"s second innings. Curiously, in Isaac"s eight visits to the crease he was four times out bowled to a man who would take six or more wickets in that innings (JJ Kotze 8-57, RO Schwarz 7-25, Association of Energy Engineers Vogler 6-34 & 8-24).
In 1907 and 1908, Isaac made five appearances for Worcestershire County Cricket Club, but never made more than 13 and never played first-class cricket again.
Attached to the 2nd battalion, Rifle Brigade, Captain Isaac was killed in action in World War I, at Fromelles, France at the age of 35 during the northern attack of the Battle of Aubers Ridge, 9 May 1915. Initially posted as missing, his body was recovered in April 1921 and identified by the medal ribbons.
He was subsequently reburied at New Irish Farm Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
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