John Cordner (sportsman)
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Full name | John Pruen Cordner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Diamond Creek, Victoria | 20 March 1929||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 December 2016 | (aged 87)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1951/52 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1952 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 10 April 2023 |
John Pruen Cordner (20 March 1929 – 10 December 2016) was an Australian sportsman who played
Victorian Football League (VFL) with Melbourne
.
Born in Diamond Creek, Victoria, Cordner came from a famous Australian rules football family with three brothers, Don, Denis and Ted all having noted careers for the Melbourne Football Club.[1][2] John spent just one season with Melbourne, in 1951, and played six VFL games.
Unlike his brothers, John excelled at cricket and made his first-class debut for Victoria in the 1951/52
University, and took 80 wickets at 22.1.[6]
He died in December 2016.[7]
References
- ^ Taylor, Percy, "That Amazing Cordner Family: Brawn and Brains Combined Gives Them a Record Unique in Victorian History", The Argus, (Friday, 26 September 1952), p. 4.
- ^ Allen, David, "Dynasty: The Cordner Family", The Yorker, (Spring 2019), pp. 26–31.
- ^ "Queensland v Victoria 1951/52". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Indians 1952". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Obituaries: John Cordner". Professional Cricketers' Association. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "VCA 1st XI CAREER RECORDS 1889-90 to 2019-20 A-C" (PDF). Cricket Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Ando’s Shout: Hawthorn gun Gary Buckenara hands back Carlton legend Bruce Doull’s 1986 Grand Final guernsey
External links
- John Cordner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- John Cordner at Demonwiki.
- John Cordner at ESPNcricinfo