John McPhun

Zimbabwean cricketer

John McPhun

Personal information

Full name|

John David McPhun

Born|  (1940-09-08) 8 September 1940 (age 84)
Salisbury, Rhodesia
Batting| Right-handed
Role| Batsman
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1960–1972| Rhodesia cricket team
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class | List A

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Matches | 33 | 3
Runs scored | 1,514 | 13
Batting average | 29.11 | 4.33
100s/50s | 3/6 | 0/0
Top score | 154 | 9
Catches/stumpings | 31/– | 3/–

Source: CricketArchive, 15 August 2022

John David McPhun (born 8 September 1940) was a first-class cricketer who played for Rhodesia in the Currie Cup.

McPhun struggled early in his career, making just 147 runs from his first eight first-class matches, with a highest score of 39.[1] After a 2+1⁄2-year absence he returned to the side for a fixture against Border in the 1963/64 Currie Cup and, opening the batting with Ray Gripper, scored 131. Rhodesia went on to win the match by an innings and 74 runs.[2] Scores in the following two matches of 93 and 69* respectively saw him finish the season with an average of 106.00.

His form again fell away and in his next 11 matches could only manage two half centuries. McPhun however remained in the Rhodesian team and came good in 1970/71 with 525 runs at 75.00 in first-class matches, including 453 runs at 75.50 in the Currie Cup.[3] He made his highest first-class score of 154 in a match against Orange Free State at Bloemfontein in 1970.[4]

He was also a Rhodesian field hockey international and competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[5][6] His teammates included fellow cricketers Lloyd Koch and Robert Ullyett.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by John McPhun". CricketArchive.
2. ^ "Rhodesia v Border 1963/64". CricketArchive.
3. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Rhodesia Currie Cup 1970/71". CricketArchive.
4. ^ "Orange Free State v Rhodesia 1970/71". CricketArchive.
5. ^ "John McPhun". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012.
6. ^ a b "Olympians Who Played First-Class Cricket". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

## External links

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* John McPhun at ESPNcricinfo
* John McPhun at Olympedia
* John McPhun at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)