Jack Gunner Heron (born 8 November 1948) is a former Zimbabwean

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er. He played all his six

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s (ODIs) for

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in the

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. Heron played one of the slowest innings in ODI history when he scored 12 off 73 balls against the

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at New Road, Worcester on 13 June 1983.

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