Jack Alabaster

Jack Alabaster
Alabaster in 1956
Personal information
Full name
John Chaloner Alabaster
Born(1930-07-11)11 July 1930
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Died9 April 2024(2024-04-09) (aged 93)
Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RelationsGren Alabaster (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 71)13 October 1955 v Pakistan
Last Test9 March 1972 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1954/55–1974/75Southland
1955/56–1971/72Otago
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 21 143
Runs scored 272 2,427
Batting average 9.71 13.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/5
Top score 34 82
Balls bowled 3,992 30,144
Wickets 49 500
Bowling average 38.02 25.37
5 wickets in innings 0 25
10 wickets in match 0 4
Best bowling 4/46 7/41
Catches/stumpings 7/– 94/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 May 2024

John Chaloner Alabaster (11 July 1930 – 9 April 2024) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 21 Test matches for the country's national team between 1955 and 1972. A leg-spin bowler, he was the only New Zealander to play in each of the country's first four Test victories. In domestic cricket, he was often partnered at the crease for his provincial side Otago by his younger brother Gren, who bowled off-spin. A schoolteacher, he later served as Rector of Southland Boys' High School in Invercargill.