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Full name John Kenneth Lever
Born February 24, 1949, Stepney, London
Current age 64 years 90 days
Major teams England, Essex, Natal
Nickname Jake, JK, Stanley
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
Other Coach
Height 6 ft 0 in
Education Dane County Secondary School
Relation Son - JK Lever
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 21 | 31 | 5 | 306 | 53 | 11.76 | 1198 | 25.54 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| ODIs | 22 | 11 | 4 | 56 | 27* | 8.00 | 152 | 36.84 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| First-class | 529 | 541 | 192 | 3678 | 91 | 10.53 | 0 | 3 | 187 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 481 | 195 | 118 | 763 | 27* | 9.90 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 21 | 38 | 4433 | 1951 | 73 | 7/46 | 10/70 | 26.72 | 2.64 | 60.7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| ODIs | 22 | 22 | 1152 | 713 | 24 | 4/29 | 4/29 | 29.70 | 3.71 | 48.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 529 | 91271 | 41772 | 1722 | 8/37 | 24.25 | 2.74 | 53.0 | 85 | 12 | |||
| List A | 481 | 23208 | 13278 | 674 | 5/8 | 5/8 | 19.70 | 3.43 | 34.4 | 26 | 8 | 0 |
| Test debut | India v England at Delhi, Dec 17-22, 1976 scorecard |
| Last Test | England v India at Leeds, Jun 19-23, 1986 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | England v West Indies at Scarborough, Aug 26, 1976 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (SSC), Feb 14, 1982 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1967-1989 |
| List A span | 1968-1990 |
It wasn't John Lever's fault that he could never match the brilliance of his maiden Test, in which he took 7 for 46 and 3 for 24 at Delhi in 1976-77. A left-arm fast-medium seamer notable for stamina and fitness, "JK's" stock delivery, the inswinger, often stubbornly refused to move even in conducive conditions in England. At Delhi, however, he had a stroke of luck. Early in the Indian innings a ball that was hardly moving at all lost its shape, and was replaced by one that swung prodigiously. From 43 for 1 India plunged to 49 for 4 in 16 balls from Lever, and eventually lost by an innings. Lever finished the series atop England's averages with 26 wickets at 14.61. In 16 subsequent Tests, however, his 47 wickets cost 33.42 each. He continued with Essex into cricketing old age, and then moved seamlessly into school coaching, as well as helping out with counties.
John Thicknesse
- The Vaseline affair (Dec 1, 2012)
- Lever's Indian summer (Nov 15, 2012)
- 'Vaseline incident should have never happened' (Feb 9, 2010)
- Off to a flier (Jun 14, 2007)
- Rolling back the years (Dec 13, 2005)
Nov 13, 2005
John Lever, John Snow and Neal Radford in Antigua
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Jan 8, 1982
John Lever lets it rip
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1979
John Lever bowling at Lord's
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Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1979
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