Jack Badcock
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Clayvel Lindsay 'Jack' Badcock (10 April 1914 - 13 December 1982, Exton, Tasmania) was an Australia
n cricket
er who played in 7 Tests
from 1936 to 1938.
Born in Exton, Tasmania, Badcock was the second youngest player for Tasmania
in first class cricket at the age of 15, however he played most of his cricket for South Australia
. His highest score in First class cricket was 325 against Victoria
in 1936.
Badcock toured England in 1938 in the Ashes and although he lacked consistency in the
Test matches he had considerable success in the first class matches scoring 1,604 runs at an average of 45.82. He was the third most successful batsman of the Australian team on that tour.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played in 7 Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
from 1936 to 1938.
Born in Exton, Tasmania, Badcock was the second youngest player for Tasmania
Tasmanian Tigers
The Tasmanian cricket team, nicknamed the Tigers, represents the Australian state of Tasmania in cricket tournaments. They compete annually in the Australian domestic senior men's cricket season, which currently consists of the first-class Sheffield Shield, the limited overs Ford Ranger Cup, and...
in first class cricket at the age of 15, however he played most of his cricket for South Australia
Southern Redbacks
The South Australia cricket team, nicknamed the Southern Redbacks and known as the West End Redbacks due to their sponsorship agreement with local brewers West End, are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia, and represent the state of South Australia...
. His highest score in First class cricket was 325 against Victoria
Victorian Bushrangers
The Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition...
in 1936.
Badcock toured England in 1938 in the Ashes and although he lacked consistency in the
Test matches he had considerable success in the first class matches scoring 1,604 runs at an average of 45.82. He was the third most successful batsman of the Australian team on that tour.