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Jack Cheetham

Right-hand bat  ·  Right-hand bat
South AfricaSA
FULL NAMEJohn Erskine Cheetham
BORN26 May 1920, Mowbray Cape Town Cape Province
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSLegbreak
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSSouth Africa
TEST
Cap 171
DEBUTMar 1949
LATESTAug 1955
◈ INSIGHTSDay 285 / 365
1

Click Matchups in the tabs above to see which bowlers have tested John most over their career.

2

Use the FORMAT tabs — TEST, ODI, T20I — to compare John's game across different formats.

3

Career batting and bowling records are shown together. Scroll to see the full format-by-format breakdown.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
883
AVERAGE
23.24
HIGH SCORE
89
50S
5
SIXES
3
INNINGS
43

Recent form

All matches →
19553 matches
96
AVG 19.20 · SR 0.00 · HS 54 · 50s 1
▼ AVG -4.04 vs career  ·  ▼ -43.80 vs 1954
19543 matches
189
AVG 63.00 · SR 0.00 · HS 89 · 50s 1
▲ AVG +39.76 vs career
1951Career best
219
AVG 24.33 · SR 0.00
▲ AVG +1.09 vs career
1950Career worst · 1 matches
5
AVG 2.50 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG -20.74 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 24 MATCHES
883
AVG 23.24  ·  SR 0.00  ·  HS 89
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1951
219 runs · avg 24.33

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
5152535455
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
195539619.200.000
1954318963.000.000
1953721423.780.000
195226516.250.000
1951521924.330.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

All teams →
England
335avg 20.94 · SR 0.00
New Zealand
308avg 38.50 · SR 0.00
Australia
240avg 17.14 · SR 0.00
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
England933520.940.0054—2—View→
New Zealand730838.500.0089—2—View→
Australia824017.140.0066—1—View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

All grounds →
Newlands
119avg 39.67 · HS 89
Trent Bridge
118avg 29.50 · HS 54
Ellis Park
111avg 22.20 · HS 35
Melbourne Cricket Ground
87avg 29.00 · HS 66
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Newlands211939.670.0089—1—View→
Trent Bridge211829.500.0054—1—View→
Ellis Park311122.200.0035———View→
Melbourne Cricket Ground28729.000.0066—1—View→
Lord's28521.250.0054—1—View→
RECENT RESULTS 2 matches