John Kay (cricket journalist)

John Kay (12 January 1910 – 16 February 1999)[1] was a British journalist and cricketer who was a cricket correspondent for the Manchester Evening News from the end of the Second World War to 1975 and for the Brighton Argus.[2][3] He toured Australia for the 1950-51 Ashes series for the Manchester Evening News and wrote several cricketing books, including Ashes to Hassett (1951)[4] and Cricket in the Leagues (1970).

Cricket career

Kay played for Middleton in the Central Lancashire League. When Basil d'Oliveira emigrated from South Africa in 1960 because Apartheid banned him from playing first-class cricket, Kay arranged for him to play for Middleton as a professional. He wrote that d'Oliveira was surprised to see white people serving him in restaurants and doing menial work.[5] D'Oliveira later played for Worcestershire (from 1964) and England (from 1966).

References

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  2. ^ "Obituaries". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (2000 ed.). Wisden. p. 1550.
  3. ^ "Demob happy with Hutton, Richards and Cotton". Sports Journalists' Association. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  4. ^ John Kay, Ashes to Hassett, John Sherratt & Son, 1951, pp 14–15.
  5. ^ Abilash, N U (Jun 25 – Jul 1, 2005), "He's a Dolly good fellow", Sportstar, vol. 28, no. 26, archived from the original on May 14, 2006, retrieved 2010-11-14
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