John Salvado | |
Birth Date: | 11 November 1939 |
Birth Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
Club1: | Victoria |
Year1: | 1964 |
Date: | 5 December |
Year: | 2015 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7746.html Cricinfo |
John Salvado (born 11 November 1939) is an Australian former cricketer. He played four first-class cricket matches for Victoria in 1964.[1]
Salvado from the district club Hawthorn East Melbourne was called up on four occasions during the summer season of 1963-1964 to play for Victoria. He was a right arm fast medium pacer who could open the bowling. In his four Sheffield Shield matches he took 7 wickets at an average of 46.57.[1]
Salvado also played Australian rules football. He was the leading goalkicker at Box Hill from 1959 to 1963. He later kicked more than 100 goals in a season on three occasions while playing for East Malvern in the Federal Football League during the late 1960s. He led the leagues list with 105 in 1966,[2] 105 in 1968,[3] 102 in 1966[4] and 95 in 1971.[5]