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BAN

(22.2/50 ov) 120/1

IRE

Ireland chose to field.

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(f/o) 164 & 358

New Zealand won by an innings and 58 runs

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John Gleeson

Australia|Bowler

INTL CAREER: 1967 - 1972

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Full Name

John William Gleeson

Born

March 14, 1938, Kyogle, New South Wales

Died

October 08, 2016, Tamworth, New South Wales, (aged 78y 208d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak Googly

Playing Role

Bowler

TEAMS

Eastern Province

New South Wales

Australian spinner John Gleeson captured the hearts of cricket romantics everywhere as he bamboozled batsmen with his odd grip, borrowed from another mystery spinner, Jack Iverson. But his opponents soon found out that, as with most magic tricks, there was nothing untoward going on behind the scenes. As a result, Gleeson cut a fairly impotent figure at Test level - he had a strike rate of a wicket every 95 balls - although he did take five-fors in successive Tests against West Indies in 1968-69.

Career Averages

Bowling

Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	29	53	8857	3367	93	5/61	8/186	36.20	2.28	95.2	4	3	0
FC	116	-	27180	10731	430	7/52	-	24.95	2.36	63.2	-	22	2
List A	5	-	262	115	7	2/15	2/15	16.42	2.63	37.4	0	0	0

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	6s	Ct	St
Test	29	46	8	395	45	10.39	0	0	0	17	0
FC	116	137	38	1095	59	11.06	0	1	-	58	0
List A	5	3	1	41	32	20.50	0	0	-	1	0

John William Gleeson

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Debut

Australia vs India at Adelaide - December 23 - 28, 1967

Last

England vs Australia at Nottingham - July 13 - 18, 1972

FC Matches

Span

1966/67 - 1974/75

List A Matches

Span

1970/71 - 1973/74

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John Gleeson

A news report in the <i>Sydney Morning Herald</i> features John Gleeson's dismissal of Phil Carlson in a 1971-72 Shield Game

John Gleeson bowls

John Gleeson bowls

The <i>Canberra Times</i> reports that despite the crowd trouble in Bangalore, Australia's tour of India will go on

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