Jack Plimsoll, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jack Plimsoll

South African cricketer

Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1917

Place of Birth: Kalk Bay, Western Cape, South Africa

Date of Death: 11-Nov-1999

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Jack Plimsoll

  • John Bruce Plimsoll (27 October 1917 – 11 November 1999) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1947, against England in Manchester. Attended St George's Grammar School for his early years of education, matriculating in 1935. A left-arm opening bowler, he played for Western Province from 1939-40 to 1947-48, and Natal in 1948-49 and 1949-50.
  • His best innings figures were 7 for 35 against Griqualand West in 1946-47, when he bowled throughout the innings to dismiss Griqualand West for 64.On the tour to England in 1947 he took 68 wickets in 18 matches at 23.32.
  • In three successive matches against Combined Services, Northamptonshire and Somerset he took 28 wickets at 11.85; in the first innings against Northamptonshire he bowled unchanged throughout the innings for figures of 27.3-8-40-6.He was the manager of the South African team to England in 1965.
  • The captain, Peter van der Merwe, said, "the fact that our tour was so happy and incident-free was very much due to him.
  • He was an outstanding manager." He was appointed to manage the tour to England in 1970, but the tour was cancelled.
  • By profession he was the manager of a building society.

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