| Jack Laver | |
| Country: | Australia |
| Fullname: | Jack Francis Lee Laver |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Launceston, Tasmania |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-spin |
| Club1: | Tasmania |
| Year1: | 1946/47–1951/52 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 13 |
| Runs1: | 343 |
| Bat Avg1: | 14.91 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/2 |
| Top Score1: | 93 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,477 |
| Wickets1: | 20 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 42.80 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/26 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 13/– |
| Date: | 15 October |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2/2593/2593.html CricketArchive |
Jack Francis Lee Laver (9 March 1917 – 3 October 2017)[1] was a Tasmanian cricketer who played 13 matches of first class cricket for Tasmania between 1946 and 1952.
Laver was an off-spin bowler and lower-order batsman. He made his highest first-class score of 93 on his debut, playing against Victoria in 1946–47.[2] His innings took only 94 minutes. Two weeks later he took his best bowling figures of 5 for 26 (off only 34 balls) against the touring MCC team, including the wickets of Denis Compton and Bill Edrich.[3] [4] He captained Tasmania against Victoria in the 1950–51 season, but Tasmania lost the match by nine wickets.[5]
He served in World War II as a lieutenant in the 6th Australian Division Provost Company.[6]
In March 2017 he became only the third Australian first-class cricketer, after Ted Martin and Harold Stapleton, to reach 100 years of age.[7] He died on 3 October 2017; his wife Nancy predeceased him.[1] Test cricketer Frank Laver was his uncle, and tennis star Rod Laver was a second cousin.[7]