Jack Herron Player Statistics - NOCA
Jack Herron Player Statistics
Craig Smith celebrates taking 1 of his 6 wickets for the match
Trophy/Honour Image Debut: South Canterbury 3 April 1951
Last: South Canterbury 16 March 1957

Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm medium
Playing Role: all rounder

Club(s): Oamaru

Positions Held/Awarded: President (1955 - 1956)

A prisoner during the World War II, he took part in the escape from a German POW camp that inspired the Great Escape film.


Batting By Season

Season Mches Inns NO Runs HS 100s 50s 0s Av 4s 6s Cts St
1956-1957 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.00 0 0 0 0
1954-1955 1 2 1 6 4 0 0 0 6.00 0 0 0 0
1953-1954 2 4 0 56 31 0 0 1 14.00 0 0 1 0
1952-1953 3 5 1 32 9 0 0 0 8.00 0 0 1 0
1951-1952 1 2 0 37 36 0 0 0 18.50 0 0 0 0
1950-1951 1 1 0 13 13 0 0 0 13.00 0 0 0 0
Career 9 15 2 145 36 0 0 1 11.15 0 0 2 0

Best Batting Performances

Score 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s 6s BF Mins Rate Inns Pos Dismissal Opposition Start Date SC
36  0 0 0 0 0 0 1 caught 2 South Canterbury 22-03-1952 +
31  0 0 0 0 0 0 4 bowled 3 Ashburton County 08-01-1954 +
22  0 0 0 0 0 0 4 bowled 1 Ashburton County 08-01-1954 +
13  0 0 0 0 0 0 7 lbw 1 South Canterbury 03-04-1951 +
0 0 0 0 0 0 9 caught 1 Otago XI 23-03-1953 +
7* 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 not out 3 Ashburton County 27-02-1953 +
0 0 0 0 0 0 5 lbw 3 South Canterbury 08-01-1953 +
0 0 0 0 0 0 8 bowled 1 Ashburton County 27-02-1953 +
0 0 0 0 0 0 5 caught 1 South Canterbury 08-01-1953 +
4* 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 not out 4 South Canterbury 29-01-1955 +

Highest Partnerships

Wkt Runs Inns Along With StartEnd Opposition Date SC
5th 43 1 Keith Murray 4/62 5/105 Ashburton County 08-01-1954 +
4th 34 3 Maurice Collings 3/60 4/94 Ashburton County 08-01-1954 +
3th 25 2 Ivan Geddes 2/23 3/48 South Canterbury 06-03-1954 +
3th 19 3 Ivan Geddes 2/41 3/60 Ashburton County 08-01-1954 +
3th 13 1 Geoff Parker 2/49 3/62 Ashburton County 08-01-1954 +
10th 11* 4 Alan Kelman 9/222 9/233 South Canterbury 29-01-1955 +
5th 6 2 Muarry Gunn 4/48 5/54 South Canterbury 06-03-1954 +
7th 4 2 Guy Geddes 6/101 7/105 South Canterbury 16-03-1957 +
8th 3 2 J Sewell 7/69 8/72 South Canterbury 29-01-1955 +
4th 0 3 Peter Wright 3/56 4/56 South Canterbury 06-03-1954 +

Bowling By Season

MchsInnsWktsRunsBBIBBM4w5w9wm10wmAv
1956-1957120140000-----
1954-1955121421/221/42000042.00
1953-1954232372/212/37000018.50
1952-19533541532/642/93000038.25
1951-1952123252/93/2500008.33
1950-195111222/22/200001.00
Career915122732/23/25000022.75

Best Bowling Performances

Overs Mdns Wkts Runs Econ Pos Inn Opposition Start Date SC
- - 2 2 - 3 2 South Canterbury 03-04-1951 +
- - 2 9 - 3 3 South Canterbury 22-03-1952 +
9 3 2 21 2.33 2 2 Ashburton County 08-01-1954 +
15 2 2 64 4.27 3 2 Ashburton County 27-02-1953 +
- - 1 16 - 3 1 South Canterbury 22-03-1952 +
- - 1 21 - 3 4 South Canterbury 08-01-1953 +
7 2 1 22 3.14 5 1 South Canterbury 29-01-1955 +
9 1 1 39 4.33 3 2 Otago XI 23-03-1953 +
4 1 0 6 1.50 4 1 South Canterbury 16-03-1957 +
4 1 0 8 2.00 2 3 South Canterbury 16-03-1957 +
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