| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Legbreak | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | South African | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Tests | First-class | ||
| Matches | 24 | 108 | ||
| Runs scored | 883 | 5697 | ||
| Batting average | 23.86 | 42.20 | ||
| 100s/50s | 0/5 | 8/33 | ||
| Top score | 89 | 271* | ||
| Balls bowled | 6 | 613 | ||
| Wickets | - | 8 | ||
| Bowling average | - | 47.00 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | - | 0 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | - | 0 | ||
| Best bowling | - | 2/38 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 13/- | 66/- | ||
| Source: Cricinfo, | ||||
John Erskine Cheetham (26 May 1920 in Cape Town, Cape Province – 21 August 1980 in Johannesburg, Transvaal) was a South African cricketer who played in 24 Tests from 1949 to 1955. He captained South Africa in 15 Test matches, and led the side to a drawn series in Australia in 1952-53, victories away and at home to New Zealand in the 1952-53 season and the 1953-54 season, and a narrow 3-2 defeat in England in 1955.