Personal information | ||||
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Full name | Roy Swetman | |||
Born | 25 October 1933 Westminster, London, England |
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Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
Bowling style | Right-arm offbreak | |||
International information | ||||
National side | English | |||
Career statistics | ||||
Competition | Tests | First-class | ||
Matches | 11 | 286 | ||
Runs scored | 254 | 6,495 | ||
Batting average | 16.93 | 19.21 | ||
100s/50s | –/1 | 2/22 | ||
Top score | 65 | 115 | ||
Balls bowled | – | 90 | ||
Wickets | – | 1 | ||
Bowling average | – | 69.00 | ||
5 wickets in innings | – | – | ||
10 wickets in match | – | – | ||
Best bowling | – | 1/10 | ||
Catches/stumpings | 24/2 | 530/66 | ||
Source: [1], |
Roy Swetman (born 25 October 1933, Westminster, London)[1] is an English former cricketer, who played in eleven Tests as a wicket-keeper from 1959 to 1960.
Commencing his career with Surrey, for whom he was understudy to Arthur McIntyre, Swetman soon came to notice as a deft performer, even though his appearances were limited. He went to Pakistan with the MCC 'A' team in 1955-56, when playing mostly for the second eleven. Surprisingly retiring in 1961, after having replaced McIntyre, he returned in 1966 to play for Nottinghamshire.[1] Again leaving rather abrubtly, this time in 1967, he emerged as a replacement for Barry Meyer at Gloucestershire in 1972, but left when replaced by Andy Stovold in 1974.[1]
A useful batsman, Swetman failed to consolidate his place in the England team, when being given first bite at replacing Godfrey Evans.[1] Losing his place at the end of the 1959-60 West Indian tour to Jim Parks, he also fell behind John Murray in the Test selector's eyes.