Jack Giles | |
Fullname: | Leonard George Giles |
Birth Date: | 17 June 1921 |
Birth Place: | Yorketown, South Australia |
Death Place: | Glandore, South Australia |
Statsend: | 1951 |
Years1: | 1941–1942, 1946–1951 |
Club1: | Sturt |
Games Goals1: | 95 (30) |
Years2: | 1943 |
Games Goals2: | 1 (0) |
Careerhighlights: |
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Batting: | Right-handed |
Role: | Batsman |
Club1: | South Australia |
Year1: | 1928/29 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 5 |
Runs1: | 164 |
Bat Avg1: | 20.50 |
100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
Top Score1: | 54 |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/0 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5489.html CricInfo |
Leonard George "Jack"[1] Giles (17 June 1921 – 23 August 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Sturt in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL),[2] and cricketer, who represented South Australia. He was appointed captain of Sturt in 1949.[1]
In 1942 he enlisted in the Australian Defence Force, joining the 112th Australian Light Anti Aircraft Regiment,[3] and in 1943 he played one game for Richmond in the Victorian Football League.