Tim Heaney
South African cricketer (1914–1996)
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John Llewellyn "Tim" Heaney (14 August 1914 – 14 July 1996) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Transvaal from 1935 to 1952.[1]
Fullname
John Llewellyn Heaney
Born14 August 1914
Mossel Bay, Cape Province, South Africa
Mossel Bay, Cape Province, South Africa
Died14 July 1996 (aged 81)
Humansdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Humansdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Llewellyn Heaney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 August 1914 Mossel Bay, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 July 1996 (aged 81) Humansdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934–35 to 1950–51 | Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 October 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tim Heaney was an accurate slow-left-arm spin bowler. In his first Currie Cup match after World War II he took 6 for 45 off 28 eight-ball overs in the first innings against Rhodesia.[2] A week earlier, in a first-class friendly match against Natal, he had taken 6 for 73 off 33 overs in a match Transvaal lost by an innings.[3]