Jack Pettiford
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Full name | John Pettiford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Freshwater, New South Wales, Australia | 29 November 1919||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 October 1964 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 44)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1946/47–1947/48 | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1954–1959 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 6 August 1945 Australian Services v England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last FC | 2 September 1959 Kent v Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 19 March 2011 |
John Pettiford (29 November 1919 – 11 October 1964) was an Australian cricketer. He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School[1] He played more than 200 first-class matches, mostly for New South Wales and Kent County Cricket Club.[2] In the 1949 and 1950 seasons he was the professional for Nelson Cricket Club in the Lancashire League.[3] He was professional for Darwen Cricket Club in the Northern Cricket League in seasons 1960 and 1961.[4]
He served in the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II.[5] He was a member of the Australian Services cricket team at the end of the war.[6]
References
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- ^ H. M. Storey "History of North Sydney High School 1912-1962" Page 18
- ^ "Jack Pettiford player profile". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Nelson professionals". Lancashire League. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Darwen Cricket Club professionals". Northern Cricket League. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Pettiford, Jack". World War II Nominal Roll. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1965, p. 970.