Name:

McGlew, Derrick John

Nickname:

Jackie

Date of Birth:

11 Mar 1929

Gender:

Men

Place of Birth:

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Date Died:

08 Jun 1998

Career:

Test: 1951 - 1962
First Class: 1947 - 1966

Teams:

South Africa (Country)

Changing guard: Australia triumph in South Africa (1957/58)

Sticky, patient opening batsman who captained South Africa

Jackie McGlew was born on 11 March 1929 in Pietermaritzburg and died on 8 June 1998 in Pretoria. He was an opening batsman blessed with patience, a range of strokes and deep powers of concentration.

McGlew set records in the 1950s for slow scoring. In 3rd Test at Durban against Australia in 1957, he scored the slowest ever hundred. He scored his career best 255 not out against New Zealand in the first Test at Wellington in 1952/53.

He was a key member of the powerful South African cricket team of the 1950s, having captained them in Jack Cheetham's absence and then taking over after Cheetham's retirement. He captained South Africa in 13 Tests, winning four and losing five.

He played 34 Tests, scoring 2440 runs at 42.06 with 7 centuries.

After retirement, McGlew tarnished his name by flirting with politics for the ruling party during the apartheid era.

Source: CricketCrowd Staff Reporter