Jack Pettiford
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Fullname
John Pettiford
Born29 November 1919
Freshwater, New South Wales, Australia
Freshwater, New South Wales, Australia
Died11 October 1964 (aged 44)
North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
 Pettiford in 1945 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
