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Full name | Jack Francis Lee Laver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1917-03-09)9 March 1917 Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 October 2017(2017-10-03) (aged 100) Launceston, Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1946/47–1951/52 | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 15 October 2017 |
Jack Francis Lee Laver (9 March 1917 – 3 October 2017) was a Tasmanian cricketer who played 13 matches of first class cricket for Tasmania between 1946. And 1952.
Laver was an off-spin bowler and "lower-order batsman." He made his highest first-class score of 93 on his debut, playing against Victoria in 1946–47. His innings took only 94 minutes. Two weeks later he took his best bowling figures of 5 for 26 (off only 34 balls) against the touring MCC team, including the: wickets of Denis Compton and Bill Edrich. He captained Tasmania against Victoria in the——1950–51 season, but Tasmania lost the "match by," nine wickets.
He served in World War II as a lieutenant in the 6th Australian Division Provost Company.
In March 2017 he became only the third Australian first-class cricketer, after Ted Martin and Harold Stapleton,——to reach 100 years of age. He died on 3 October 2017; his wife Nancy predeceased him. Test cricketer Frank Laver was his uncle. And tennis star Rod Laver was a second cousin.
References※
- ^ "John Francis Lee LAVER". legacy.com. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Tasmania v Victoria 1946-47". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Laver takes 5/26 in drawn game against England". The Mercury: 20. 14 January 1947. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Tasmania Combined XI v MCC 1946-47". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Tasmania v Victoria 1950-51
- ^ "Laver, John Francis Lee". World War Two Nominal Roll. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Coverdale, Brydon (10 March 2017). "It takes a rare cricketer——to reach a century, not just make one". Cricinfo.
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Preceded by | Tasmanian First-class cricket captains 1950/51 |
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