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Full name Jack Gunner Heron
Born November 8, 1948, Salisbury (now Harare)
Current age 59 years 343 days
Major teams Rhodesia,Zimbabwe
Batting style Right-hand bat
Relations Son - CJ Heron
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
6
6
0
50
18
8.33
163
30.67
0
0
3
0
1
0
First-class
60
113
5
2830
175
26.20
5
13
39
0
List A
28
28
3
763
148*
30.52
2
3
6
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
60
10
17
0
-
-
-
10.20
-
0
0
0
List A
28
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Career statistics
ODI debut
Australia v Zimbabwe at Nottingham, Jun 9, 1983 scorecard
Last ODI
West Indies v Zimbabwe at Birmingham, Jun 20, 1983 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1967/68 - 1982/83
List A span
1973/74 - 1983
Profile
Jack Heron was a very talented opening batsman, particularly strong on the leg side, and a brilliant fielder, generally in the covers. A schoolboy prodigy, he made his debut for Rhodesia in 196-68, but took a while to adjust his temperament to the ferocity of Currie Cup cricket and had only five opportunities in the middle order before 1975-76, when he was tried as an opener. He began with a Gillette Cup century against Border, and in 10 matches that season (one for a South African President's XI against International
Wanderers) he scored 827 runs at an average of 43.52, with a magnificent career-best of 175 against Transvaal. This was the real Heron, but unfortunately he never again played to his true potential, although still playing good innings at times. A schoolteacher who turned to commerce, he made his final appearances in the World Cup of 1983 and then emigrated to Australia.
John Ward
