John Lever

England|Bowler

INTL CAREER: 1976 - 1986

John Lever, John Snow and Neal Radford at the Antigua Independence Festival, Stanford Oval, November 2005

John Lever, John Snow and Neal Radford in Antigua•Nov 13, 2005•Stephen Thorpe/ESPNcricinfo Ltd

John Lever poses with his MBE, London, November 16, 1990

John Lever poses with his MBE•Nov 16, 1990•PA Photos

John Lever bowls in the Benson & Hedges final, Essex v Nottinghamshire, Benson & Hedges final, Lord's, July 15, 1989

John Lever bowls in the Benson & Hedges final•Jul 15, 1989•PA Photos

John Lever lets it rip, Englishmen v East Zone, Jamshedpur, January 8, 1982

John Lever lets it rip•Jan 08, 1982•Adrian Murrell/Getty Images

John Lever relaxes in the dressing room, 1980

John Lever relaxes in the dressing room•Nov 30, 1979•Getty Images

John Lever gets into his delivery stride, Colchester, August 1, 1979

John Lever took 99 Championship wickets in 1979•Aug 01, 1979•PA Images Archive/Getty Images

Tom Brooks gives Graeme Wood lbw to John Lever, Australia v England, 2nd Test, Perth, December 1978

Tom Brooks gives Graeme Wood lbw to John Lever•Nov 30, 1978•Patrick Eager/The Cricketer International

John Lever and the gauze strip which cased so much controversy, India 1976-77

John Lever and the gauze strip which cased so much controversy•Nov 30, 1976•Getty Images

The 1969 Essex squad. Back row (from left): Lee Irvine, Keith Boyce, John Lever, Brian Ward, Stuart Turner and David Acfield. Front row: Brian Edmeades, Keith Fletcher, Brian Taylor, Gordon Barker and Robin Hobbs

The 1969 Essex squad•Apr 24, 1969•PA Photos

John Lever bowls in the nets, Chelmsford, April 24, 1969

John Lever bowls in the nets•Jul 15, 1989•PA Photos

Stuart Turner, John Lever and Keith Fletcher leave the field at the end of the match, Essex v Yorkshire, County Championship, Chelmsford, 3rd day, September 13, 1983

Stuart Turner, John Lever and Keith Fletcher leave the field at the end of the match•Sep 13, 1983•PA Photos

A waiter serves David Gower tea on a train from Bombay to Poona. Team-mate John Lever sits next to Gower and journalist Scyld Berry in front, November 1, 1981

A waiter serves David Gower tea on a train from Bombay to Poona. Team-mate John Lever sits next to Gower and journalist Scyld Berry in front•Nov 01, 1981•Adrian Murrell/Getty Images

Mike Brearley and John Lever discuss their options before the start of play, England v West Indies, Benson & Hedges Cup, Sydney, November 28, 1979

Mike Brearley and John Lever discuss their options before the start of play•Nov 28, 1979•Getty Images

John Lever bowling at Lord's•Nov 30, 1978•Getty Images

Geoff Miller, John Lever, Bob Willis, Graham Roope and Derek Randall pose in Ashes t-shirts, 1977

Geoff Miller, John Lever, Bob Willis, Graham Roope and Derek Randall pose in Ashes t-shirts•Nov 30, 1976•Getty Images

John Lever•Nov 30, 1975•The Cricketer International

John Lever bowls•Apr 24, 1969•PA Photos