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John David Swanson (born 5 May 1940) is an Australian former cricketer and baseball player. He played 29 first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1965/66 and 1970/71. He also played baseball for Victoria between 1964 and 1975 and Australia. He won the Claxton Shield batting title in 1967–1968 and won the Helms Award as MVP in 1968. He was an inaugural inductee in the Australian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.

See also

• List of Victoria first-class cricketers
• The 1965-66 Victorian District Cricket final

References

1. "John Swanson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
2. "All-Time Helms Award Winners / MVP Awards | theABL.com.au". theabl.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
3. "Australian Baseball Hall of Fame". Baseball Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

External links

• John Swanson at ESPNcricinfo

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