John Pontifex (cricketer, born 1796)
John Pontifex was an English first-class cricketer associated with Surrey and Godalming Cricket Club who was active in the 1820s. He is recorded in one match in 1825, totalling 4 runs with a highest score of 4 and holding 1 catch.
His son was Charles Pontifex, captain of Cambridge University in the 1853 University Match and later a judge in India, which gained him a knighthood.
