Roy Swetman is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 former cricket

Cricket

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er, who played in eleven Tests

Test cricket

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 as a wicket-keeper

Wicket-keeper

The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...

 from 1959 to 1960.

Life and career

Commencing his career with Surrey

Surrey County Cricket Club

Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...

, for whom he was understudy to Arthur McIntyre, Swetman soon came to notice as a deft performer, even though his appearances were limited. He went to Pakistan

Pakistan

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 with the MCC 'A'

Marylebone Cricket Club

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 team in 1955-56, when playing mostly for the second eleven. Surprisingly retiring in 1961, after having replaced McIntyre, he returned in 1966 to play for Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club

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. Again leaving rather abrubtly, this time in 1967, he emerged as a replacement for Barry Meyer

Barry Meyer

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 at Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....

 in 1972, but left when replaced by Andy Stovold in 1974.

A useful batsman, Swetman failed to consolidate his place in the England team, when being given first bite at replacing Godfrey Evans

Godfrey Evans

Thomas Godfrey Evans CBE was an English cricketer who played for Kent and England.Described by Wisden as 'arguably the best wicket-keeper the game has ever seen', Evans collected 219 dismissals in 91 Test match appearances between 1946 and 1959 and a total of 1066 in all first-class matches...

. Losing his place at the end of the 1959-60 West Indian tour to Jim Parks

Jim Parks junior

Jim Parks is an English former cricketer. He played in forty six Tests for England, between 1954 and 1968...

, he also fell behind John Murray

John Murray (cricketer)

John Thomas Murray MBE is a former English cricketer. He played in twenty one Tests for England between 1961 and 1967.-Life and career:...

in the Test selector's eyes.