John Chaloner "Jack" Alabaster (11 July 1930) in Invercargill

Invercargill

Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,...

. He played 21 Tests

Test cricket

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 for New Zealand

New Zealand cricket team

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 from 1955-72. A spin bowler, he was often partnered at the crease for his provincial side Otago

Otago

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 by his brother (and fellow spin-bowler) Gren

Gren Alabaster

Grenville David Alabaster is a former New Zealand first class cricketer for Otago, Canterbury and Northern Districts. A winner of the New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year Award in 1972, Alabaster was a right-arm off-break bowler. He represented New Zealand on occasions but never in an...

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Jack currently lives in Alexandra, New Zealand

Alexandra, New Zealand

Alexandra is a town in the Central Otago district of the Otago region of New Zealand. It is located on the banks of the Clutha River , on State Highway 8, 188 km by road from Dunedin and 33 km south of Cromwell.At the time of the 2006 census, the permanent population was 4,827, an...

. He also played for Southland

Southland cricket team

Southland cricket team is a cricket team representing the Southland Region of New Zealand and currently competes in the Hawke Cup.Southland as a representative team played interprovincial cricket as early as 1864, and later first played first-class cricket in 1915 against Otago at Rugby Park,...

 in the Hawke Cup

Hawke Cup

The Hawke Cup is a cricket competition for New Zealand's District Associations. Apart from 1910/11, 1912/13 and 2000/01 the competition has always been on a challenge basis. In order to win the Hawke Cup the challenger must beat the holder on their home ground...

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Jack became Rector of Southland Boys' High School in 1981 and had previously been principal of Kingswell High School in Invercargill. Jack also taught 6th form maths.