Jack Pettiford

John Pettiford (29 November 1919 – 11 October 1964) was an Australian cricketer. He played more than 200 first-class matches, mostly for New South Wales and Kent County Cricket Club.[1] In the 1949 and 1950 seasons he was the professional for Nelson Cricket Club in the Lancashire League.[2] He was professional for Darwen Cricket Club in the Northern Cricket League in seasons 1960 and 1961.[3]

Jack Pettiford

Personal information
Full name	John Pettiford
Born	29 November 1919 Freshwater, New South Wales, Australia
Died	11 October 1964 (aged 44) North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
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
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 201 Runs scored 7,077 Batting average 25.64 100s/50s 4/30 Top score 133 Balls bowled 18,310 Wickets 295 Bowling average 31.38 5 wickets in innings 7 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 6/134 Catches/stumpings 99/–
Source: CricketArchive, 19 March 2011

He served in the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II.[4] He was a member of the Australian Services cricket team at the end of the war.[5]

References

1. "Jack Pettiford player profile". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
2. "Nelson professionals". Lancashire League. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
3. "Darwen Cricket Club professionals". Northern Cricket League. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
4. "Pettiford, Jack". World War II Nominal Roll. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
5. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1965, p. 970.