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Jack Ryder

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John "Jack" Ryder, MBE was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. Born in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, Ryder was known as the "King of Collingwood" for his long association with the local cricket team. Wikipedia
Born: August 8, 1889, Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia
Died: April 3, 1977, Fitzroy, Australia
Height: 1.85 m
Role: All-rounder
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Full Name

: John Ryder

Born

: August 8, 1889, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria

Major Teams

: Australia, Victoria

Batting Style

: Right-Hand Bat

Bowling Style

: Right-Arm Fast-Medium

Mat

Inns

Runs

Avg

S/R

100

4's

6's

First-class

177

274

10501

295

44.30

133

Tests

1394

201*

51.62

Follower:
Mat: Matches, Inns: Innings, No: Not Outs, Hs: Highest Score, Avg: Average, BF: Balls Faced, S/R: Strike Rate, 100: No. of 100's, 50: No. of 50's, 4s: No. of 4's, 6s: No. of 6's, Ct: Catches Taken, St: Stumpings

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Avg

Econ

S/R

10w

First-class

177

15444

7064

238

7/53

29.68

2.74

64.8

Tests

1897

743

2/20

2/29

43.70

2.35

111.5

Follower:
Mat: Matches, Inns: Innings, SR: Strike Rate, Wkts: Wickets, BBI: Best Bowling in an Inning, BBM: Best Bowling in a Match, Avg: Average, Econ: Economy, S/R: Strike Rate, 4w: 4 Wickets Taken, 5w: 5 Wickets Taken,10w: 10 Wickets Taken

Jack Ryder (cricketer)

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Jack Ryder

Personal information

Full name

John Ryder

Born

8 August 1889
Collingwood, Victoria, Australia

Died

3 April 1977 (aged 87)
Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

Nickname

The King of Collingwood

Height

1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Batting style

Right-hand

Bowling style

Right-arm medium pace

Role

All-rounder

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1912–1932

Victoria

Career statistics

Competition	Tests	FC
Matches	20	177
Runs scored	1394	10499
Batting average	51.62	44.29
100s/50s	3/9	24/55
Top score	201*	295
Balls bowled	1897	15481
Wickets	17	237
Bowling average	43.70	29.80
5 wickets in innings	0	9
10 wickets in match	0	1
Best bowling	2/20	7/53
Catches/stumpings	17/0	132/0

Source: CricketArchive, 29 February 2008

John "Jack" Ryder, MBE (8 August 1889 — 3 April 1977) was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia.

Born in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, Ryder was known as the "King of Collingwood" for his long association with the local cricket team. An all-rounder, he claimed 612 wickets and scored 12,677 runs in 338 district matches, a record that has never been approached. However, he is best known for being Don Bradman's first test captain and for having a test average in excess of Allan Border's.

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Career[edit]

Ryder at the crease

He played in four series against England and one against South Africa. In 1921–22, he averaged more than 100 in a series against South Africa. Ryder was an aggressive batsman and strong on the drive. He was also a useful medium-pace bowler. His best performance was an innings of 201 not out against England, made in six and half hours atAdelaide in 1924–25. This included century partnerships of 134 (with Tommy Andrews) and 108 (with Bert Oldfield). He made 88 in the second innings.

In 1926–27, he made his highest first-class score of 295 (in four hours) for Victoria against New South Wales, in a world record team total of 1,107. Ryder smashed six sixes, including two in three balls, and was out attempting to hit another six to bring up his triple century. For over 50 years after his retirement, he held the record for games played and runs scored in Melbourne District Cricket, before being passed by district stalwart John Scholes.

Ryder's bowling brought him 150 wickets for Victoria and 805 in all grades and he was an outstanding fieldsman, who once caught five English batsman in a Test innings.

Selector[edit]

Ryder's career as an Australia team selector was unusual. As Test captain, he was on the selection panel for the 1930 Ashes tour of England, but was out-voted for a place on the team, and the captaincy passed to Bill Woodfull. In 1946, he was made a selector again and held the post for 23 years, forming a long association with Sir Donald Bradmanand Chappie Dwyer.

Statistics and legacy[edit]

Jack Ryder's career performance graph.

The medal for the outstanding player of the season in Melbourne Premier Cricket is named in his honour, and was first presented in 1973–74.

He remains the only Test cricketer to be run out in both innings of his debut Test match.^[1] Ryder was also the first Australian to complete a Test Career of more than 20 innings with a batting average over 50.00.

He was the oldest former player present at the Centenary Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1977. He died just weeks after the match.

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Jack Ryder | Australia Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials ...

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Jack Ryder, who died at the age of 87 on April 3, 1977, had been taken ill two days after the Centenary Test, at which he was the oldest ex-player present.