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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]
