Jack Pettiford

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]

Jack Pettiford

Pettiford in 1945
Personal information
Full name	John Pettiford
Born	(1919-11-29)29 November 1919 Freshwater, New South Wales, Australia
Died	11 October 1964(1964-10-11) (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.^[5] He was a member of the Australian Services cricket team at the end of the war.^[6]