Don O'Connor

Don O'Connor
Personal information
Full name
Donald Frederick Gregory O'Connor
Born (1958-07-20) 20 July 1958 (age 66)
Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989/90Tasmania
1983/84–1987/88South Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 35 19
Runs scored 1,806 436
Batting average 35.41 36.33
100s/50s 2/14 –/2
Top score 120 96*
Balls bowled 121
Wickets 2
Bowling average 48.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/2
Catches/stumpings 20/– 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2011

Donald O'Connor (born 1958, Gilgandra, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer who played first class cricket for Tasmania and South Australia. He was a talented left-handed batsman, who played interstate cricket from 1981 until 1990.

O'Connor was raised on a farm outside Gilgandra. He was educated at Gilgandra's St Joseph's Catholic Primary School by the Sisters of St Joseph (the 'black Joeys'). From 1971 to 1974 he attended Gilgandra High School.[1] His cricketing talent showed early during his school years and in high school he was selected in regional representative schoolboy teams.

See also

References

  1. ^ 'Windmill: Year Book of Gilgandra High School' 1974