John Swanson (cricketer)
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| Full name | John David Swanson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 1940 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1965/66–1970/71 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.