Percival Jackson Heather (6 October 1882 – 29 June 1956) was an Australian cricketer who played 13 matches of first-class cricket between 1904 and 1914.
His highest first-class score was 109 not out for Transvaal against Border in 1910–11. In a low-scoring match Transvaal needed 165 to win and were 27 for 3 when Heather went to the crease. Batting only 65 minutes, he hit seven fours and nine sixes to take Transvaal to victory by six wickets.[5]
percy, heather, percival, jackson, heather, october, 1882, june, 1956, australian, cricketer, played, matches, first, class, cricket, between, 1904, 1914, personal, informationfull, namepercival, jackson, heatherborn, 1882, october, 1882melbourne, australiadie. Percival Jackson Heather 6 October 1882 29 June 1956 was an Australian cricketer who played 13 matches of first class cricket between 1904 and 1914 Percy HeatherPersonal informationFull namePercival Jackson HeatherBorn 1882 10 06 6 October 1882Melbourne AustraliaDied29 June 1956 1956 06 29 aged 73 Melbourne AustraliaBattingRight handedRelationsEdward Heather father Domestic team informationYearsTeam1904 05Natal1910 11 to 1912 13Transvaal1913 14VictoriaCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 13Runs scored 673Batting average 39 58100s 50s 1 6Top score 109 not outBalls bowled 463Wickets 10Bowling average 29 705 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling 3 39Catches stumpings 3 0Source Cricinfo 30 December 2016 Born in Melbourne Heather went to South Africa in 1902 joining the South African Constabulary under the command of Robert Baden Powell 1 A forceful batsman good change bowler and brilliant fieldsman who could also keep wicket Heather played for Natal and Transvaal 2 After returning to Australia in 1913 he played one match for Victoria in 1913 14 3 4 His highest first class score was 109 not out for Transvaal against Border in 1910 11 In a low scoring match Transvaal needed 165 to win and were 27 for 3 when Heather went to the crease Batting only 65 minutes he hit seven fours and nine sixes to take Transvaal to victory by six wickets 5 See also editList of Victoria first class cricketersReferences edit Farewelling a Cricketer Record 2 10 May 1902 Sensational Cricket Record 5 23 December 1911 Percival Heather ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 18 November 2015 Returned Victorian The Herald 4 3 October 1913 Border v Transvaal 1910 11 CricketArchive Retrieved 30 December 2016 External links editPercy Heather at ESPNcricinfo Percy Heather at CricketArchive subscription required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Percy Heather amp oldid 1163934868, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
