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| Full name | John Brian Iverson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 1915 St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 October 1973 (aged 58) Brighton, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak googly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 185) | 1 December 1950 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 23 February 1951 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Brian Iverson (27 July 1915 – 23 October 1973),[1] was an Australian cricketer who played in five Test matches from 1950 to 1951. He was known for his unique "bent finger" grip, with which he briefly perplexed batsmen across Australia as well as the touring English cricket team.[2][3][4] His five Tests were all against England, in the 1950–51 series, but was forced to retire to look after his ailing father's business; he "could have the world's best batsmen at his mercy, if he could spare the time".[5]
- ^ Pierce, Peter. "Iverson, John Brian (1915–1973)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ Cashman; Franks; Maxwell; Sainsbury; Stoddart; Weaver; Webster (1997). The A-Z of Australian cricketers. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. p. 147. ISBN 0-19-550604-9.
- ^ "Players and Officials – Jack Iverson". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2007.
- ^ "Statsguru – JB Iverson – Tests – Innings by innings list". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2007.
- ^ Kay, John (1951) Ashes to Hassett, John Sherratt & Son, pp. 47-52.