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| Full name | John Robert Tait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1886 Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 April 1945 (aged 58) Clifton, Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921–1926 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 18 May 1921 Glamorgan v Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 16 June 1926 Glamorgan v Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 11 December 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Robert Tait (20 November 1886 – 13 April 1945) was a Scottish cricketer who played in English and Welsh leagues. A right-hand bat and occasional right-arm off break bowler, Tait played forty four first class cricket matches for Glamorgan between 1921 and 1926, having played minor county cricket for the club since 1911. He played in Glamorgan's inaugural County Championship match in 1921 and was dismissed for 96, four runs from being the county's first centurion. In his entire career, he scored 1,477 runs at 18.23 including seven half-centuries.
A skilled sportsman, Tait played both cricket and rugby for Swansea, Cardiff Corinthians and Newport. He played for the Welsh Amateur Football team against England in 1913. Following retirement, he ran an insurance company in Cardiff and Swansea.