title: John Nye (cricketer)
text: # John Nye (cricketer)
  
  John Kent Nye (23 May 1914 – 26 January 2002) was an English cricketer active from 1934 to 1947 who played for Sussex. He was born in Isfield, Sussex and died in Chichester. He appeared in 99 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled left arm fast medium. He scored 885 runs with a highest score of 55 and took 304 wickets with a best performance of six for 95. Nye moved to Kenya after finishing with Sussex in 1947.
  
  John was a top class International and County Road walker and champion and often took part in the 53 mile London to Brighton walk, which he won twice.
  
  