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Born 24 February 1949, [[Stepney]], London, Lever is sometimes remembered for the [[vaseline incident]]. It was one of the first publicised 'doctoring' (using unfair means to enhance the swing or seam abilities) of the cricket ball by a bowler, when Lever reportedly rubbed vaseline onto one side of the ball so it would swing better.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss2452/24520540.htm Controversies have proved beneficial to the game<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://sport.guardian.co.uk/englandpakistan2006/story/0,,1859484,00.html | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Sport,England v Pakistan 2006,Cricket,donotuse Observer | date=27 August 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1998404410.cms | work=The Times of India | title=John's leverage with vaseline}}</ref><ref>[http://mid-day.com/sports/international/2006/august/142938.htm Mid-Day – Sports news, indian sports news, international sports news & lot more<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/08/24/let_bowlers_and_fielders_rub_a.html | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Mike | last=Selvey | title=Sport | date=24 August 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/5324920.stm | work=BBC News | first=Gulu | last=Ezekiel | title=Historical echoes of ball-tampering row | date=8 September 2006}}</ref> The claim was later rejected and Lever was cleared of any wrongdoing. In that Test against [[India cricket team|India]] in [[Delhi]], Lever recorded the best Test bowling figures for an English debutant ([[List of England cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut|7–46]]),<ref name="espncricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63174.html |title=1st Test: India v England at Delhi, Dec 17–22, 1976 |accessdate=13 December 2011|work=espncricinfo}}</ref> a record that stood until [[Dominic Cork]] beat it by three runs on his debut against the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] in 1995. Lever finished the match with bowling figures of 10–70, another English debutant's record, which he enhanced with a half century while giving banter.<ref name="Cap"/> |
Born 24 February 1949, [[Stepney]], London, Lever is sometimes remembered for the [[vaseline incident]]. It was one of the first publicised 'doctoring' (using unfair means to enhance the swing or seam abilities) of the cricket ball by a bowler, when Lever reportedly rubbed vaseline onto one side of the ball so it would swing better.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss2452/24520540.htm Controversies have proved beneficial to the game<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013163248/http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss2452/24520540.htm |date=13 October 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://sport.guardian.co.uk/englandpakistan2006/story/0,,1859484,00.html | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Sport,England v Pakistan 2006,Cricket,donotuse Observer | date=27 August 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1998404410.cms | work=The Times of India | title=John's leverage with vaseline}}</ref><ref>[http://mid-day.com/sports/international/2006/august/142938.htm Mid-Day – Sports news, indian sports news, international sports news & lot more<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/08/24/let_bowlers_and_fielders_rub_a.html | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Mike | last=Selvey | title=Sport | date=24 August 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/5324920.stm | work=BBC News | first=Gulu | last=Ezekiel | title=Historical echoes of ball-tampering row | date=8 September 2006}}</ref> The claim was later rejected and Lever was cleared of any wrongdoing. In that Test against [[India cricket team|India]] in [[Delhi]], Lever recorded the best Test bowling figures for an English debutant ([[List of England cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut|7–46]]),<ref name="espncricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63174.html |title=1st Test: India v England at Delhi, Dec 17–22, 1976 |accessdate=13 December 2011|work=espncricinfo}}</ref> a record that stood until [[Dominic Cork]] beat it by three runs on his debut against the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] in 1995. Lever finished the match with bowling figures of 10–70, another English debutant's record, which he enhanced with a half century while giving banter.<ref name="Cap"/> |
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Lever gave 22 years of service to [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] in one of the most successful periods in the club's history. Lever was awarded an [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] for his services to cricket. He was also involved in the [[South African rebel tours|rebel tour to South Africa]] in 1982 during the apartheid era, where he formed strong links in the country, and later spent many winters there playing for the provincial side of [[Natal cricket team|Natal]]. He earned another, rather belated Test cap, at the age of 37.<ref name="Cap"/> |
Lever gave 22 years of service to [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] in one of the most successful periods in the club's history. Lever was awarded an [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] for his services to cricket. He was also involved in the [[South African rebel tours|rebel tour to South Africa]] in 1982 during the apartheid era, where he formed strong links in the country, and later spent many winters there playing for the provincial side of [[Natal cricket team|Natal]]. He earned another, rather belated Test cap, at the age of 37.<ref name="Cap"/> |
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| Born | 24 February 1949 Stepney, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Lever MBE (born John Kenneth Lever, 24 February 1949)[1] is an English former cricketer, who played in 21 Tests and 22 ODIs for England from 1976 to 1986. Lever was a left-arm fast-medium bowler, who predominantly swung the ball into the right-handed batsmen, to try to outwit them.
Cricket correspondent Colin Bateman, remarked, "for 23 years he plied his trade with Essex, becoming the finest left-arm pace bowler in the country. Tough, astute, and entertaining in the dressing room, Lever was, as the title of his autobiography suggests, A Cricketer's Cricketer".[1]
Life and career
Born 24 February 1949, Stepney, London, Lever is sometimes remembered for the vaseline incident. It was one of the first publicised 'doctoring' (using unfair means to enhance the swing or seam abilities) of the cricket ball by a bowler, when Lever reportedly rubbed vaseline onto one side of the ball so it would swing better.[2][3][4][5][6][7] The claim was later rejected and Lever was cleared of any wrongdoing. In that Test against India in Delhi, Lever recorded the best Test bowling figures for an English debutant (7–46),[8] a record that stood until Dominic Cork beat it by three runs on his debut against the West Indies in 1995. Lever finished the match with bowling figures of 10–70, another English debutant's record, which he enhanced with a half century while giving banter.[1]
Lever gave 22 years of service to Essex in one of the most successful periods in the club's history. Lever was awarded an MBE for his services to cricket. He was also involved in the rebel tour to South Africa in 1982 during the apartheid era, where he formed strong links in the country, and later spent many winters there playing for the provincial side of Natal. He earned another, rather belated Test cap, at the age of 37.[1]
More recently, Lever has taken up teaching physical education at Bancroft's School,[9] and is currently the bowling coach for Middlesex.
References
- ^ a b c d Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 109. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Controversies have proved beneficial to the game Archived 13 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sport,England v Pakistan 2006,Cricket,donotuse Observer". The Guardian. London. 27 August 2006.
- ^ "John's leverage with vaseline". The Times of India.
- ^ Mid-Day – Sports news, indian sports news, international sports news & lot more[permanent dead link]
- ^ Selvey, Mike (24 August 2006). "Sport". The Guardian. London.
- ^ Ezekiel, Gulu (8 September 2006). "Historical echoes of ball-tampering row". BBC News.
- ^ "1st Test: India v England at Delhi, Dec 17–22, 1976". espncricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ Bancroft's School staff list
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