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Full name John Brian Iverson
Born July 27, 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Died October 24, 1973, Brighton, Victoria (aged 58 years 89 days)
Major teams Australia,Victoria
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
5
7
3
3
1*
0.75
0
0
0
0
2
0
First-class
34
46
27
277
31*
14.57
0
0
13
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
5
8
1108
320
21
6/27
6/52
15.23
1.73
52.7
2
1
0
First-class
34
8878
3019
157
7/77
19.22
2.04
56.5
9
1
Career statistics
Test debut
Australia v England at Brisbane, Dec 1-5, 1950 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v England at Melbourne, Feb 23-28, 1951 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1949/50 - 1953/54
Profile
John Brian Iverson, who died in Melbourne on October 24, aged 58, was an unusual bowler who created something of a sensation during a brief career in Australian cricket. He bowled fast when at school, but took no part in cricket for twelve years afterwards. While on Army service in New Guinea, Big Jack, as he was known, developed a peculiar method of spinning the ball, which he gripped between his thumb and middle finger. This enabled him to bowl a wide variety of deliveries, including off-breaks, leg-breaks and googlies, without any change of action. He first attracted attention in big cricket in 1949-50 when he took 46 wickets for Victoria at an average cost of 16.12. In the following autumn with W. A. Brown"s team in New Zealand, he, in all matches, disposed of 75 batsmen at a cost of seven runs each and in the next Australian season, at the age of 35, he was chosen for his country against the England team captained by F. R. Brown. So perplexing did the visiting batsmen find the bowling of this tall man that in the Test series he obtained 21 wickets for 15.73 runs apiece, including six for 27 in the second innings of the third Test at Sydney. During the fourth Test at Adelaide he suffered an ankle injury when he trod on the ball. He played in only one game in each of the next two seasons and then gave up cricket altogether.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
