John Logan Jolly (27 July 1912 – 9 July 1995) was a New Zealand sportsman who played representative rugby union and cricket for Otago.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | John Logan Jolly |
| Born | 27 July 1912 Cromwell, Central Otago, New Zealand |
| Died | 9 July 1995 (aged 82) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1933/34 | Otago |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2016 | |
Jolly was born at Cromwell in Central Otago in 1912 and was educated at Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin. He worked as a mining engineer.[1]
He played provincial rugby for the Otago Rugby Football Union[1] and appeared in one first-class cricket match for the Otago cricket team during the 1933–34 season.[2] Opening the bowling against Auckland at Eden Park, he failed to take a wicket and scored 12 runs in the match.[3]
Jolly died at Sydney in Australia in 1995 aged 82.[2] An obituary was published in the 2003 edition of the New Zealand Cricket Alamnack.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 74. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
- ^ a b John Jolly, CricInfo. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ John Jolly, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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