Jonathan Mumford

{{short description|New Zealand cricketer}}

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| fullname = Jonathan Butler Mumford

| birth_date = 1842

| birth_place = Ealing, England

| death_date = 14 December {{death year and age|1892|1842}}

| death_place = Auckland, New Zealand

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| date = 19 June 2016

| source = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37977.html ESPNcricinfo]

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Jonathan Mumford (1842 – 14 December 1892) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Auckland between 1873 and 1878.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37977.html |title=Jonathan Mumford |access-date=19 June 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

Mumford captained the Auckland United senior club team for about 20 years. He was the manager and groundsman of the cricket grounds in the Auckland Domain for many years, having been among the group of men who were instrumental in the formation of the grounds. He died suddenly while playing cricket.{{cite journal |title=Veteran umpire: Early cricketing days |journal=Auckland Star |date=13 November 1930 |page=20 |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19301113.2.169}}{{cite journal |title=Dropped dead: Sudden death of Mr. J. Mumford |journal=Auckland Star |date=15 December 1892 |page=2 |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18921215.2.7}}{{cite journal |title=Jonathan Mumford |journal=Auckland Star |date=17 December 1892 |page=10 |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18921217.2.50.10}}