John Llewellyn "Tim" Heaney (14 August 1914 – 14 July 1996) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Transvaal, from 1935 to 1952.[1]
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| Full name | John Llewellyn Heaney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 August 1914 Mossel Bay, Cape Province, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 July 1996 (aged 81) Humansdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1934–35 to 1950–51 | Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 October 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tim Heaney was an accurate slow-left-arm spin bowler. In his first Currie Cup match after World War II he took 6 for 45 off 28 eight-ball overs in the first innings against Rhodesia.[2] A week earlier, in a first-class friendly match against Natal, he had taken 6 for 73 off 33 overs in a match Transvaal lost by an innings.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Tim Heaney". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Rhodesia v Transvaal 1946–47". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Natal v Transvaal 1946–47". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
External links
edit- Tim Heaney at ESPNcricinfo
- Tim Heaney at CricketArchive (subscription required)