John O'Connor

John O'Connor (23 February 1867 – 13 July 1936) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1900. O'Connor was born in Pinxton, Derbyshire (registered as Oconer), the son of William O'Connor a coal miner from Ireland and his wife Mary. At the age of 14 he was a coal mine ganger. O'Connor's playing career began in 1893 with Cambridgeshire, his first match being against the MCC.

He played regularly for Cambridgeshire until 1899 in the Minor Counties Championship and in other matches against MCC. O'Connor also umpired seven first-class cricket matches involving Cambridge University between 1894 and 1896. O'Connor's last game for Cambridgeshire in the 1899 season was against MCC when Arthur Conan Doyle took seven Cambridgeshire wickets although not his.

O'Connor made his debut first-class appearance for Derbyshire in the 1900 season in May against Lancashire when he took 5 wickets in both innings at 5–56 and 5–69.