Jack Laver

Jack Francis Lee Laver (9 March 1917 – 3 October 2017)[1] was a Tasmanian cricketer who played 13 matches of first class cricket for Tasmania between 1946 and 1952.

Jack Laver
Personal information
Full nameJack Francis Lee Laver
Born(1917-03-09)9 March 1917
Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died3 October 2017(2017-10-03) (aged 100)
Launceston, Tasmania
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946-47 – 1951-52Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 13
Runs scored 343
Batting average 14.91
100s/50s –/2
Top score 93
Balls bowled 1477
Wickets 20
Bowling average 42.80
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/26
Catches/stumpings 13/0
Source: CricketArchive, 15 October 2017
The Tasmanian team that played the Indians at Hobart in January 1948. Jack Laver is second from the right in the back row, beside the umpire.

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.[2] 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.[3][4] He captained Tasmania against Victoria in the 1950–51 season, but Tasmania lost the match by nine wickets.[5]

He served in World War II as a lieutenant in the 6th Australian Division Provost Company.[6]

In March 2017 he became only the third Australian first-class cricketer, after Ted Martin and Harold Stapleton, to reach 100 years of age.[7] He died on 3 October 2017. His wife Nancy predeceased him.[1]

See also

References
  1. "John Francis Lee LAVER". legacy.com. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. "Tasmania v Victoria 1946-47". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  3. "Laver takes 5/26 in drawn game against England". The Mercury: 20. 14 January 1947. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  4. "Tasmania Combined XI v MCC 1946-47". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  5. Tasmania v Victoria 1950-51
  6. "Laver, John Francis Lee". World War Two Nominal Roll. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  7. Coverdale, Brydon. "It takes a rare cricketer to reach a century, not just make one". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
Preceded by
Ronald Morrisby		 Tasmanian First-class cricket captains
1950/51		 Succeeded by
Emerson Rodwell


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