testdebutagainst deliveries death_date columns testcap catches/stumpings year birth_date bowling tenfor country death_place club fivefor batting image name lasttestyear fullname heightm birth_place column nickname role testdebutdate lasttestagainst source date runs testdebutyear wickets lasttestdate s/s matches article_title
england 1897 15481 3 april 1977 2 111 17/0 132/0 1912 & ndash ; 1932 1920 8 august 1889 right-arm medium pace 0 1 australia fitzroy , victoria , australia victoria 0 9 right-hand jack ryder.jpg jack ryder 1929 john ryder 1.85 collingwood , victoria , australia tests fc the king of collingwood all-rounder 17 december england http://www.cricketarchive.com/archive/players/0/381/381.html cricketarchive 1889 8 8 yes 1394 10499 1920 17 237 8 march 3/9 24/55 20 177 jack ryder -lrb- cricketer -rrb-

jack ryder -lrb- cricketer -rrb-

john `` jack '' ryder , mbe -lrb- 8 august 1889 -- 3 april 1977 -rrb- was a cricketer who played for victoria and australia .
born in the inner-city melbourne suburb of collingwood , ryder was known as the `` king of collingwood '' for his long association with the local cricket team .
an all-rounder , he claimed 612 wickets and scored 12,677 runs in 338 district matches , a record that has never been approached .
however , he is best known for being don bradman 's first test captain and for having a test average in excess of allan border 's .
