Jack Chegwyn

Jack Chegwyn
MBE
Chegwyn (left) and Vic Jackson in 1944
Personal information
Full name
John William Chegwyn
Born(1909-03-18)18 March 1909
Botany, New South Wales, Australia
Died26 May 1992(1992-05-26) (aged 83)
Sydney, Australia
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1940–42New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 375
Batting average 46.87
100s/50s 1/2
Top score 103
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 December 2016

John William Chegwyn MBE (18 March 1909 – 26 May 1992) was an Australian cricketer and cricket administrator.[1]

A middle-order batsman, Chegwyn played five first-class matches for New South Wales between 1940 and 1942.[2] In a first-class match in February 1941, staged to raise money for the war effort, he scored 103 in 111 minutes against South Australia.[3] Between 1926 and 1956 he scored more than 10,000 runs in Sydney first-grade cricket.[4]

Between 1939 and 1969 Chegwyn led and managed numerous tours by teams of leading Sydney players to New South Wales country districts. The tours enabled country people to see some of the leading players of the day, as well as allowing talented country players to make themselves known more widely.[4] In the 1944–45 cricket season his team also toured military bases in Queensland, while in their matches in New South Wales they raised more than £1000 for war funds.[5]

Chegwyn was a state selector for 20 years and a life member of the New South Wales Cricket Association. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to sport in the 1977 Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours.[6][4]

References

  1. ^ "Jack Chegwyn". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Jack Chegwyn". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. ^ "N.S.W. Lead by 380". News: 4. 22 February 1941.
  4. ^ a b c The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 105.
  5. ^ "£1,000 Raised By Tourists For War Funds". Sydney Morning Herald: 6. 19 March 1945.
  6. ^ "Australian Government Gazette – Special" (PDF). Government House of The Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2022.