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Jack Francis Lee Laver (9 March 1917 – 3 October 2017)[1] was a Tasmanian cricketer who played 13 matches of first class cricket for Tasmania between 1946 and 1952.

Jack Laver

Personal information
Full name	Jack Francis Lee Laver
Born	(1917-03-09)9 March 1917 Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria
Died	3 October 2017(2017-10-03) (aged 100) Launceston, Tasmania
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1946/47–1951/52	Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 13 Runs scored 343 Batting average 14.91 100s/50s 0/2 Top score 93 Balls bowled 1,477 Wickets 20 Bowling average 42.80 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 5/26 Catches/stumpings 13/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 October 2017

Laver was an off-spin bowler and lower-order batsman. He made his highest first-class score of 93 on his debut, playing against Victoria in 1946–47.[2] His innings took only 94 minutes. Two weeks later he took his best bowling figures of 5 for 26 (off only 34 balls) against the touring MCC team, including the wickets of Denis Compton and Bill Edrich.[3][4] He captained Tasmania against Victoria in the 1950–51 season, but Tasmania lost the match by nine wickets.[5]

He served in World War II as a lieutenant in the 6th Australian Division Provost Company.[6]

In March 2017 he became only the third Australian first-class cricketer, after Ted Martin and Harold Stapleton, to reach 100 years of age.[7] He died on 3 October 2017. His wife Nancy predeceased him.[1]

References

External links

• Jack Laver at ESPNcricinfo

Preceded by Ronald Morrisby	Tasmanian First-class cricket captains 1950/51	Succeeded by Emerson Rodwell

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