Jack Fingleton
Australian cricketer and journalist · Australia · On the map · Athletes · Lived 1908 to 1981 · aged 73
John Henry Webb Fingleton, OBE was an Australian Test cricketer, journalist and commentator. He was the son of Australian politician James Fingleton, and he was known for his dour defensive approach as a batsman, scoring five Test match centuries, representing Australia in 18 Tests between 1932 and 1938.
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Career 2
ClubYears
Australia1932-1938
New South Wales cricket team
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Fingleton's father James served in the New South Wales parliament![Jack Fingleton's Test career batting performance. The red bars indicate the runs that he scored in an innings, with the blue line indicating the batting average in his last ten innings. The blue dots indicate an innings where he remained not out.[23]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Jack_Fingleton_graph.png/500px-Jack_Fingleton_graph.png)
Jack Fingleton's Test career batting performance. The red bars indicate the runs that he scored in an innings, with the blue line indicating the batting average in his last ten innings. The blue dots indicate an innings where he remained not out.[23]
Fingleton and Brown walk out to open for Australia
Fingleton at practice, in his NSW cap
The Jack Fingleton Scoreboard at Manuka Oval in Canberra
Fingleton (c) with Bradman (r)Awards
About this person
Country
Australia
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 1981 · aged 73
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