(1930-07-11)11 July 1930 Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Died
9 April 2024(2024-04-09) (aged 93) Cromwell, Otago, New Zealand
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Legbreak
Relations
Gren Alabaster (brother)
International information
National side
New Zealand (1955–1972)
Test debut (cap 71)
13 October 1955 v Pakistan
Last Test
9 March 1972 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1954/55–1974/75
Southland
1955/56–1971/72
Otago
Career statistics
Competition
Test
First-class
Matches
21
143
Runs scored
272
2,427
Batting average
9.71
13.33
100s/50s
0/0
0/5
Top score
34
82
Balls bowled
3,992
30,144
Wickets
49
500
Bowling average
38.02
25.37
5 wickets in innings
0
25
10 wickets in match
0
4
Best bowling
4/46
7/41
Catches/stumpings
7/–
94/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 May 2024
John Chaloner Alabaster (11 July 1930 – 9 April 2024) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 21 Test matches for the country's national team between 1955 and 1972. A leg-spin bowler, he was the only New Zealander to play in each of the country's first four Test victories. In domestic cricket, he was often partnered at the crease for his provincial side Otago by his younger brother Gren, who bowled off-spin. A schoolteacher, he later served as Rector of Southland Boys' High School in Invercargill.
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