| John Swanson | |
| Fullname: | John David Swanson |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Club1: | Victoria |
| Date: | 11 June |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7707.html Cricinfo |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches1: | 29 |
| Matches2: | 4 |
| Runs1: | 1,139 |
| Runs2: | 31 |
| Bat Avg1: | 31.63 |
| Bat Avg2: | 10.33 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/7 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 156 |
| Top Score2: | 14 |
| Deliveries2: | 184 |
| Wickets1: | 36 |
| Wickets2: | 4 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 21.25 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 35.63 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/71 |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/23 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 47/ - |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/ - |
| Deliveries1: | - |
| Year: | 2024 |
John David Swanson (born 5 May 1940) is an Australian former cricketer and baseball player. He played 29 first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1965/66 and 1970/71.[1] He also played baseball for Victoria between 1964 and 1975 and Australia. He won the Claxton Shield batting title in 1967–1968 and won the Helms Award as MVP in 1968.[2] He was an inaugural inductee in the Australian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.[3]