John Daley (cricketer)
John Valiant Daley also known as Jack Daley (1 February 1906 – 14 June 1986), was an English first-class cricketer and a greyhound trainer.
Jack Daley | |
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| Born | John Valiant Daley February 1, 1906 |
| Died | June 14, 1986 (aged 80) |
| Spouse(s) | Phyllis Leonora Kewley |
Cricket career
He played for Surrey County Cricket Club from 1936 until 1938.
Greyhound racing
He trained a greyhound called Good Worker that won the 1948 Laurels, Silver Salver and Wimbledon Two-Year Old Produce Stakes. The following year the same greyhound won the Champion Stakes.[2]
He was attached as a trainer to Ramsgate Stadium at the time but in 1949 he relinquished his licence to become a cricket coach.[3]
References
- John Daley at ESPNcricinfo
- Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
- Genders, Roy (1975). The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound. Page Brothers (Norwich). ISBN 0-85020-0474.
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