John Waite (cricketer)
 The South African touring team in 1952–53. Waite is seated at left. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Henry Bickford Waite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 1930 Johannesburg, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 June 2011 (aged 81) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper-batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 7 June 1951 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 12 February 1965 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Henry Bickford Waite (19 January 1930 – 22 June 2011)[1] was a South African cricketer who played in fifty Tests from 1951 to 1965.
He was born in
Transvaal, and educated at Hilton College and Rhodes University.[2] A right-handed batsman and wicket keeper, he was the first South African to play 50 Tests for his country[3] and is generally acknowledged to be one of South Africa's finest wicket keepers.[4] His total of 141 dismissals in Test matches stood as a record for his country until it was overtaken by Dave Richardson. In 1953–54 he set a new Test best of 23 dismissals in a single series, against New Zealand and broke his own record in 1961–62, with 26, also against New Zealand. He was also a solid batsman, scoring 76 on debut against England at Trent Bridge
, and averaging over 30 in Tests with four Test centuries.
In addition to his Test career, he played first class cricket for
Griqualand West
.
References
- ^ "John Waite dies at 81". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "John Waite". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019.
- ^ "An Invincible arrives". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "John Waite". The Daily Telegraph. London. 24 June 2011.
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