Jack Pettiford

Jack Pettiford
Personal information
Full name Pettiford in 1945
Born (1919-11-29)29 November 1919
Freshwater, Australia
Died 11 October 1964(1964-10-11) (aged 44)
North Sydney, Australia
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Leg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946–1948 New South Wales
1954–1959 Kent
First-class debut 6 August 1945 Australian Services v England
Last First-class 2 September 1959 Kent v Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 201
Runs scored 7077
Batting average 25.64
100s/50s 4/30
Top score 133
Balls bowled 18310
Wickets 295
Bowling average 31.38
5 wickets in innings 7
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 6–134
Catches/stumpings 99/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 19 March 2011

John "Jack" Pettiford (29 November 1919 – 11 October 1964) was an Australian cricketer. He played more than 200 first-class matches, mostly for Kent and New South Wales.[1] In the 1949 and 1950 seasons he was the professional for Nelson Cricket Club in the Lancashire League.[2]

He served in the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II.[3] He was a member of the Australian Services cricket team at the end of the war.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jack Pettiford player profile". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Nelson professionals". Lancashire League. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Pettiford, Jack". World War II Nominal Roll. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1965, p. 970.
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