John McGuire (sportsman)
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| John McGuire | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Peter McGuire | ||
| Born | 14 July 1954 | ||
| Original team | Northam | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1973–1979 | East Perth | 85 (19) | |
| 1980–1983 | Perth | 27 (8) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983. | |||
John Peter McGuire (born 14 July 1954) is a former Australian rules football player and cricketer. He is of Aboriginal descent.
McGuire attended Guildford Grammar School between 1970 and 1972. He and his wife Karen share a son and a daughter.[1][2]
Cricket
McGuire played most of his career for Mount Lawley District Cricket Club in Western Australian Grade Cricket and is second in the all-time runscoring list for the first grade competition, scoring 10,004 runs. He also holds several club records, including the most career runs (9204) and the most career catches (160).[3]
In January 1988 he captained a team of Aboriginal players who played a Prime Minister's XI personally captained by Bob Hawke. The team later in the year toured England to mark the Australian Bicentenary.[4][5][6][7]
