John Swanson (cricketer)
Personal information | |
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Full name | John David Swanson |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 5 May 1940
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
1965/66–1970/71 | Victoria |
Source: Cricinfo, 4 December 2015 |
John David Swanson (born 5 May 1940) is an Australian former cricketer and baseball player. He played 29 first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1965/66 and 1970/71.[1] He also played baseball for Victoria between 1964 and 1975 and Australia. He won the Claxton Shield batting title in 1967-1968 and won the Helms Award as MVP in 1968.[2] He was an inaugural inductee in the Australian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.[3]
See also[]
- List of Victoria first-class cricketers
- The 1965-66 Victorian District Cricket final
References[]
- ^ "John Swanson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "John Swanson". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Australian Baseball Hall of Fame". Baseball Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1940 births
- Living people
- Australian cricketers
- Victoria cricketers
- Cricketers from Melbourne
- Australian baseball players
- Australian cricket biography, 1940s birth stubs