John Conway (cricketer)

Conway in 1878
Personal information
Born	3 February 1842 Fyansford, Victoria, Australia
Died	22 August 1909 (aged 67) Frankston, Victoria, Australia
Batting	Right-hand
Bowling	Right-arm fast round-arm

John "Jack" Conway (3 February 1842 – 22 August 1909) was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1861–62 to 1879–80. He was also an accomplished Australian rules footballer who captained the Carlton Football Club between 1866 and 1871.

Career

A right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast round-arm bowler, Conway played for Victoria and made ten appearances in first-class matches between 1862 and 1875. He played a single match for Otago in New Zealand in 1880.^[1]

Conway is best remembered for his work in organising the successful inaugural Australian tour of England in 1878. For many years, he worked as a journalist covering football, cricket, horse racing and coursing. He acted as agent for English cricket teams that visited Australia in 1876–77, 1881–82 and 1884–85.

See also

• List of Otago representative cricketers
• List of Victoria first-class cricketers

References

External links

• Media related to John Conway at Wikimedia Commons
• John Conway at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• John Conway at ESPNcricinfo
• John Conway: "and one man in his time plays many parts…"

Further reading

• Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volumes 1–11 (1744–1870), Lillywhite, 1862–72
• John Lazenby, The Strangers Who Came Home: The First Australian Cricket Tour of England, Bloomsbury, London, 2015