Jack Laver

Jack Laver
Personal information
Full name	Jack Francis Lee Laver
Born	9 March 1917; Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria
Died	3 October 2017 (aged 100); Launceston, Tasmania
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
1946/47–1951/52	Tasmania
Career statistics
Matches	13
Runs scored	343
Batting average	14.91
100s/50s	0/2
Top score	93
Balls bowled	1,477
Wickets	20
Bowling average	42.80
5 wickets in innings	1
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	5/26
Catches/stumpings	13/–
	Source: CricketArchive, 15 October 2017

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]