Sam Gannon | |
Birth Date: | 8 February 1947 |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Left-arm fast-medium |
International: | true |
Country: | Australia |
Testdebutagainst: | India |
Testdebutdate: | 16 December |
Testdebutyear: | 1977 |
Testcap: | 290 |
Lasttestagainst: | India |
Lasttestdate: | 7 January |
Lasttestyear: | 1978 |
Club1: | Western Australia |
Columns: | 3 |
Column1: | Test |
Matches1: | 3 |
Runs1: | 3 |
Bat Avg1: | 3.00 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 3 |
Deliveries1: | 726 |
Wickets1: | 11 |
Bowl Avg1: | 32.81 |
Fivefor1: | 0 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 4/77 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
Column2: | FC |
Matches2: | 40 |
Runs2: | 141 |
Bat Avg2: | 6.40 |
100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
Top Score2: | 20 |
Deliveries2: | 3,565 |
Wickets2: | 117 |
Bowl Avg2: | 30.47 |
Fivefor2: | 2 |
Tenfor2: | 0 |
Best Bowling2: | 6/107 |
Catches/Stumpings2: | 19/– |
Column3: | LA |
Matches3: | 10 |
Runs3: | 4 |
Bat Avg3: | 4.00 |
100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
Top Score3: | 3 |
Deliveries3: | 617 |
Wickets3: | 17 |
Bowl Avg3: | 20.94 |
Fivefor3: | 0 |
Tenfor3: | 0 |
Best Bowling3: | 4/21 |
Catches/Stumpings3: | 5/– |
Source: | http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/5358.html Cricinfo |
Date: | 25 May |
Year: | 2020 |
John Bryant "Sam" Gannon (8 February 1947 – 5 February 2021) was an Australian cricketer who played in three Test matches during the 1977/78 season.[1]
Gannon made his first-class debut for Western Australia in 1966–67, taking three wickets against Victoria[2] and 6/107 against South Australia.[3] [4] [5]
He played in the Shield-winning WA sides of 1967–68 and took seven wickets against the touring Indian side.[6] [7]
In 1970–71 he took 4/41 against the touring English side.[8]
In 1971–72 he took 5/97 against Victoria.[9] WA won the Shield that year.
From November 1972 he did not play for WA for five years.
When World Series Cricket happened he was recalled to the West Australian side.[10] and had a strong season. He took four wickets against NSW[11] and 4/70 against India.[12]
He was called into the Australian side for the second Test against India replacing an injured Alan Hurst.[13]
He took 3/84 and 4/77 (including a spell of 4/13), helping Australia win by two wickets.[14] This effort meant Gannon kept his place for the next two Tests.[15]
He took only four wickets over the next two Tests, both of which Australia dropped.[16] Gannon was dropped for the 5th Test against India and subsequent tour of West Indies in favour of Ian Callen. According to one report, "Gannon captured 11 wickets at 32.82 in his three Tests, but most of his victims were tailenders, and the top order Indian batsmen seldom experienced difficulty against him.."[17]
At the beginning of the 1978–79 season, selector Neil Harvey said Gannon was a prospect for Test selection.[18] However he was not picked and the season turned out to be his last.
Following his retirement from cricket, Gannon became a highly successful businessman.[19]
Gannon was elected chairman of the Western Australian Cricket Association in August 2013.[20]
Gannon was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours for service to cricket.[21]
He died three days before his 74th birthday.