Jackie Botten
Transvaal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 May 2006 Lyttelton, Gauteng, South Africa | (aged 67)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut | 22 July 1965 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 26 August 1965 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1957/58–1971/72 | North Eastern Transvaal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 October 2020 |
James Thomas "Jackie" Botten (21 June 1938 – 14 May 2006)[1] was a South African cricketer who played in three Tests in 1965.[2]
Botten was an opening bowler and useful lower-order batsman who played domestic
Botten toured England in 1961 with the South African Fezela XI of promising young players. He was selected for South Africa's tour of England in 1965 and played in all three Tests. He opened the bowling with Peter Pollock and took eight wickets in a series that South Africa won one-nil.[4] His highest first-class score came in the match against Leicestershire, when batting at number 10 he made 90, putting on 181 runs in 133 minutes with Ali Bacher, a ninth-wicket record for a touring South African team.[7]
He was later a cricket administrator, playing a leading role in the transformation of North Eastern Transvaal into the stronger Northern Transvaal side. He also wrote cricket columns for local papers.[1]
He was also a prominent soccer player for the
References
- ^ a b Wisden Obituaries, 2007: A-E
- ^ "Jackie Botten". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling in South Africa for 1958/59". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Jackie Botten". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ Wisden 1960, p. 880.
- ^ "North Eastern Transvaal v Rhodesia 1963-64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ Wisden 1966, p. 309.