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Full name Roy Swetman
Born October 25, 1933, Westminster, London
Current age 79 years 206 days
Major teams England, Gloucestershire, Nottinghamshire, Surrey
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 11 | 17 | 2 | 254 | 65 | 16.93 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| First-class | 286 | 411 | 73 | 6495 | 115 | 19.21 | 2 | 22 | 530 | 66 | |
| List A | 51 | 36 | 12 | 229 | 48 | 9.54 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 286 | 90 | 69 | 1 | 1/10 | 69.00 | 4.60 | 90.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 9-15, 1959 scorecard |
| Last Test | West Indies v England at Georgetown, Mar 9-15, 1960 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| First-class span | 1953-1974 |
| List A span | 1966-1974 |
The boyish-looking Roy Swetman was a compact and efficient wicketkeeper and a useful lower middle-order batsman whose career included spells at three counties, but mainly with Surrey. He made his first-class debut while in National Service, and his arrival at The Oval prompted Arthur McIntyre to retire early. He was picked for two tours - Australia and New Zealand in 1958-59 and the Caribbean the following winter. He kept competently in 11 Tests on those two trips and against India in the intervening summer, but it was a period when England were blessed with an abundance of good wicketkeepers and his chances were limited. He retired, aged 28, at the end of 196, but returned to play two seasons with Nottinghamshire in 1966 and 1967. He again came out of retirement in 1972 for three summers with Gloucestershire.
Martin Williamson
- The umpire and bucket controversy (Nov 5, 2005)
- Jim Laker's other ten-for (Aug 20, 2005)
May 16, 1956
Jim Laker takes his tenth wicket as Jack Wilson is caught by Roy Swetman
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