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Roy Swetman

Roy Swetman
Personal information
Full name Roy Swetman
Born (1933-10-25) 25 October 1933 (age 83)
Westminster, London, England
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 11 286
Runs scored 254 6,495
Batting average 16.93 19.21
100s/50s –/1 2/22
Top score 65 115
Balls bowled 90
Wickets 1
Bowling average 69.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/10
Catches/stumpings 24/2 530/66
Source: [1]

Roy Swetman (born 25 October 1933, Westminster, London) is an English former cricketer, who played in eleven Tests as a wicket-keeper from 1959 to 1960.

Commencing his career with Surrey, for whom he was understudy to Arthur McIntyre, Swetman soon came to notice as a deft performer, even though his appearances were limited. He went to Pakistan with the MCC 'A' team in 1955-56, when playing mostly for the second eleven. Surprisingly retiring in 1961, after having replaced McIntyre, he returned in 1966 to play for Nottinghamshire. Again leaving rather abruptly, this time in 1967, he emerged as a replacement for Barry Meyer at Gloucestershire in 1972, but left when replaced by Andy Stovold in 1974.

A useful batsman, Swetman failed to consolidate his place in the England team, when being given first bite at replacing Godfrey Evans. Losing his place at the end of the 1959-60 West Indian tour to Jim Parks, he also fell behind John Murray in the Test selector's eyes.



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