Jack Kiddey
Personal information
Full name
John William Francis Kiddey
Born(1929-07-05)5 July 1929
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died13 November 2021(2021-11-13) (aged 92)
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-pace
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1956–57 to 1964–65Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 44
Runs scored 683
Batting average 11.98
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 44
Balls bowled 10,078
Wickets 141
Bowling average 20.17
5 wickets in innings 5
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 7/24
Catches/stumpings 31/0
Source: Cricinfo, 16 November 2018

John William Francis Kiddey (5 July 1929 – 13 November 2021) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1957 to 1965.

Kiddey was a left-arm medium-pace bowler who bowled economically for Canterbury throughout his career, taking his wickets at an average of 20.17 and conceding only 1.69 runs per over.[1] After the 1960–61 season, when he took his best figures of 7 for 24 and 3 for 35 against Northern Districts (match figures of 45–26–59–10)[2] he was considered a possible selection for the tour of South Africa in 1961–62.[3] When Canterbury dismissed Otago for 64 in 1963–64 he had figures of 8–5–8–5.[4]

In a long career in the Christchurch senior competition he took 862 wickets for the Riccarton and St Albans clubs, including five or more wickets in an innings 52 times.[5]

Kiddey died in Christchurch in November 2021, aged 92. He and his wife Betty were married for 70 years.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Jack Kiddey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Northern Districts v Canterbury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. ↑ Dick Brittenden, The Finest Years, A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1977, p. 185.
  4. ↑ "Canterbury v Otago". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  5. ↑ Christchurch Metropolitan Cricket Association, Annual Report 2013/14, p. 57.
  6. ↑ "John KIDDEY". The Press. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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