Jack Lamason

Jack Lamason

Jack Lamason in 1933
Cricket information
Batting style	Right-hand middle order batsman
Bowling style	Right-arm off-break
International information
National side	New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 60 Runs scored 2065 Batting average 20.85 100s/50s 2/11 Top score 127 Balls bowled 3083 Wickets 45 Bowling average 32.80 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 5-67 Catches/stumpings 61/0
Source: CricketArchive

John Rider (Jack) Lamason (born at Wellington, New Zealand on 29 October 1905; died at Wellington on 25 June 1961) was a cricketer who played for Wellington from 1927-28 to 1946-47, and for New Zealand, but not in Test matches.

A hard-hitting middle order batsman and an occasional right-arm off break bowler, Lamason played for seven years for Wellington in the Plunket Shield competition before his first century, 103 against Otago in 1934-35.^[1] He captained the side from 1935-36 (when Wellington won the Plunket Shield) to 1937-38.

In the 1934-35 and 1935-36 seasons, he was close to the top of the domestic batting averages, and he was picked for the 1937 New Zealand tour of England. He was not a success: he made only 395 runs on the tour at an average of 15.80 with a top score of 71,^[2] and was not chosen for any of the Test matches. He played occasional first-class cricket for almost 10 years after the tour, but his top score in that period was just 31.^[3]

His highest first-class score was 127 for Wellington against Auckland in 1935-36^[4] and his best bowling figures were 5 for 67 (followed by 4 for 109 in the second innings) against Auckland in 1934-35.^[5]

He also captained Wellington at Rugby football.^[6]

His wife was Ina Lamason, who played cricket and hockey for Wellington and New Zealand. His sister, Joy Lamason, also played for Wellington and New Zealand.

References

• CricketArchive.com
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1938 edition