Don O'Connor

Donald O'Connor (born 1958, Gilgandra, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer who played first class cricket for Tasmania and South Australia. He was a talented left-handed batsman, who played interstate cricket from 1981 until 1990.

Don O'Connor
Personal information
Full nameDonald Frederick Gregory O'Connor
Born (1958-07-20) 20 July 1958
Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989/90Tasmania
1983/841987/88South Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 35 19
Runs scored 1,806 436
Batting average 35.41 36.33
100s/50s 2/14 /2
Top score 120 96*
Balls bowled 121
Wickets 2
Bowling average 48.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/2
Catches/stumpings 20/ 15/
Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2011

O'Connor was raised on a farm outside Gilgandra. He was educated at Gilgandra's St Joseph's Catholic Primary School by the Sisters of St Joseph (the 'black Joeys'). From 1971-1974 he attended Gilgandra High School.[1] His cricketing talent showed early during his school years and in high school he was selected in regional representative schoolboy teams.

See also

References

  1. 'Windmill: Year Book of Gilgandra High School' 1974
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