Zimbabwe / Players
Full name Jack Gunner Heron
Born November 8, 1948, Salisbury (now Harare)
Current age 61 years 16 days
Major teams Rhodesia, Zimbabwe
Batting style Right-hand bat
Relation Son - CJ Heron
| 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 |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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.
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