John Conway (cricketer)
John "Jack" Conway (3 February 1842 – 22 August 1909) was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1861–62 to 1879–80. He was also an accomplished Australian rules footballer who captained the Carlton Football Club between 1866 and 1871.
 Conway in 1878 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Conway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 February 1842 Fyansford, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 August 1909 (aged 67) Frankston, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: CricInfo, 25 March 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
A right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast round-arm bowler, Conway played for Victoria and made ten appearances in first-class matches between 1862 and 1875. He played a single match for Otago in New Zealand in 1880.[1]
Conway is best remembered for his work in organising the successful inaugural Australian tour of England in 1878. For many years, he worked as a journalist covering football, cricket, horse racing and coursing. He acted as agent for English cricket teams that visited Australia in 1876–77, 1881–82 and 1884–85.
References
- John Conway, CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
External links
- John Conway at ESPNcricinfo
- John Conway: "and one man in his time plays many parts…"
Further reading
- Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volumes 1–11 (1744–1870), Lillywhite, 1862–72
- John Lazenby, The Strangers Who Came Home: The First Australian Cricket Tour of England, Bloomsbury, London, 2015