| Jack Daley | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Valiant Daley (1906-02-01)1 February 1906 Beccles, Suffolk |
| Died | 14 June 1986(1986-06-14) (aged 80) Margate |
| Spouse | Phyllis Leonora Kewley |
John Valiant Daley (1 February 1906 – 14 June 1986), was an English first-class cricketer and a greyhound trainer.
Personal life
He was born in Beccles; died in Margate.
Cricket career
He played for Surrey County Cricket Club from 1936 until 1938.
Greyhound racing
He trained a greyhound called Good Worker that won the 1948 Laurels, Silver Salver and Wimbledon Two-Year Old Produce Stakes. The following year the same greyhound won the Champion Stakes.
He was attached as a trainer to Ramsgate Stadium at the time but in 1949 he relinquished his licence to become a cricket coach.
References
- John Daley at ESPNcricinfo
- Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
- Genders, Roy (1975). The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound. Page Brothers (Norwich). ISBN 0-85020-0474.
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