Jack Alabaster

Jack Alabaster

Alabaster in 1956
Personal information
Full name	John Chaloner Alabaster
Born	(1930-07-11)11 July 1930 Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Died	9 April 2024(2024-04-09) (aged 93) Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Legbreak
Relations	Gren Alabaster (brother)
International information
National side	New Zealand (1955–1972)
Test debut (cap 71)	13 October 1955 v Pakistan
Last Test	9 March 1972 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1954/55–1974/75	Southland
1955/56–1971/72	Otago
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 21 143 Runs scored 272 2,427 Batting average 9.71 13.33 100s/50s 0/0 0/5 Top score 34 82 Balls bowled 3,992 30,144 Wickets 49 500 Bowling average 38.02 25.37 5 wickets in innings 0 25 10 wickets in match 0 4 Best bowling 4/46 7/41 Catches/stumpings 7/– 94/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 May 2024

John Chaloner Alabaster (11 July 1930 – 9 April 2024) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 21 Test matches for the country's national team between 1955 and 1972. A leg-spin bowler, he was the only New Zealander to play in each of the country's first four Test victories. In domestic cricket, he was often partnered at the crease for his provincial side Otago by his younger brother Gren, who bowled off-spin. A schoolteacher, he later served as Rector of Southland Boys' High School in Invercargill.