John Swanson (cricketer)

John Swanson
Personal information
Full name
John David Swanson
Born (1940-05-05) 5 May 1940
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965/66–1970/71Victoria
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 29 4
Runs scored 1,139 31
Batting average 31.63 10.33
100s/50s 1/7 0/0
Top score 156 14
Balls bowled 184
Wickets 36 4
Bowling average 35.63 21.25
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/71 2/23
Catches/stumpings 47/ 1/
Source: Cricinfo, 11 June 2024

John David Swanson (born 5 May 1940) is an Australian former cricketer and baseball player. He played 29 first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1965/66 and 1970/71. He also played baseball for Victoria between 1964 and 1975 and Australia. He won the Claxton Shield batting title in 1967–1968 and won the Helms Award as MVP in 1968. He was an inaugural inductee in the Australian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.