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Jack Daley | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Valiant Daley 1 February 1906 |
| Died | 14 June 1986 (aged 80) |
| 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
[edit]Daley was born in Beccles; died in Margate.[1]
Cricket career
[edit]Daley played for Surrey County Cricket Club from 1936 until 1938.[2]
Greyhound racing
[edit]Daley trained a greyhound called Good Worker[3] that won the 1948 Laurels, Silver Salver and Wimbledon Two-Year Old Produce Stakes. The following year the same greyhound won the Champion Stakes.[4]
He was attached as a trainer to Ramsgate Stadium at the time but in 1949 he relinquished his licence to become a cricket coach.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ John Daley at ESPNcricinfo
- ^ "Good Worker does it". Thanet Advertiser. 7 September 1948. Retrieved 1 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Greyhound Racing". Thanet Advertiser. 2 January 1948. Retrieved 1 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ 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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