John Conway (cricketer)

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John Conway

Conway in 1878
Personal information
Full name	John Conway
Born	(1842-02-03)3 February 1842 Fyansford, Victoria, Australia
Died	22 August 1909(1909-08-22) (aged 67) Frankston, Victoria, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 10 Runs scored 156 Batting average 11.14 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 49 Balls bowled ? Wickets 32 Bowling average 13.25 5 wickets in innings 3 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 6/42 Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: CricInfo, 25 March 2019

John "Jack" Conway (3 February 1842 – 22 August 1909) was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1861–62 to 1879–80. He was also an accomplished Australian rules footballer who captained the Carlton Football Club between 1866 and 1871.

Career

A right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast round-arm bowler, Conway played for Victoria and made ten appearances in first-class matches between 1862 and 1875. He played a single match for Otago in New Zealand in 1880.

Conway is best remembered for his work in organising the successful inaugural Australian tour of England in 1878. For many years, he worked as a journalist covering football, cricket, horse racing and coursing. He acted as agent for English cricket teams that visited Australia in 1876–77, 1881–82 and 1884–85.

External links

• Media related to John Conway at Wikimedia Commons
• John Conway at ESPNcricinfo
• John Conway: "and one man in his time plays many parts…"

Further reading

• Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volumes 1–11 (1744–1870), Lillywhite, 1862–72
• John Lazenby, The Strangers Who Came Home: The First Australian Cricket Tour of England, Bloomsbury, London, 2015