John Edward Ker (born 17 October 1952) is a Scottish former cricketer and administrator.
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| Full name | John Edward Ker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 October 1952 Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Andrew Ker (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1977–1988 | Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ker was born at Kelso in October 1952, where he was educated at Kelso High School before going up to Jordanhill College of Education.[1] A club cricketer for Kelso Cricket Club, Ker made his debut for Scotland in a first-class match against Ireland at Dublin in 1977. He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1988, with ten of his appearances coming against Ireland; the other two came against the touring New Zealanders in 1978 and the touring Sri Lankans the following year.[2] A bowling all-rounder, Ker scored 189 runs at an average of 21.00 in first-class cricket, with a highest score of 50.[3] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 19 wickets at a bowling average of 25.36, with best figures of 4 for 54.[4] In addition to playing first-class cricket for Scotland, Ker also appeared in List A one-day matches for them on 24 occasions between 1980 and 1988 in the Benson & Hedges Cup and the NatWest Trophy.[5] He scored 144 runs in one-day cricket, with a highest score of 31.[6] With the ball, he took 22 wickets at an average of 31.36, with best figures of 3 for 29.[7]
Ker was appointed President of Cricket Scotland in 2012, a role he held until 2013.[8] He has also served as president of Kelso Cricket Club.[9] Outside of cricket, Ker was a schoolteacher, before working in the insurance industry.[1] His brother is the former cricketer and rugby union international Andrew Ker.
References
edit- ^ a b "Player profile: Jack Ker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Jack Ker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Jack Ker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Jack Ker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Jack Ker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Jack Ker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Jack Ker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Strang, Sandy (20 June 2012). "Cricket: Busy start for Cricket Scotland President Jack Ker". The Scotsman. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Strang, Sandy (29 July 2021). "Sixes of the best to celebrate Kelso's cricketing bicentenary". Southern Reporter. Retrieved 15 June 2022.