John Knox Ewing Munro (27 December 1928 – 16 August 2013) was an Australian sportsman who represented Western Australia in both

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ...

and

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

. He played for the

Western Australia cricket team The Western Australian Men’s cricket team, formerly nicknamed the Western Warriors, represent the Australian state of Western Australia in Australian domestic cricket. The team is selected and supported by the Western Australian Cricket Asso ...

in the

Sheffield Shield The Sheffield Shield (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Marsh Sheffield Shield) is the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams from the six states of Australia. Sheffield Shi ...

and for

Claremont Football Club The Claremont Football Club, nicknamed Tigers, is an Australian rules football club based in Claremont, Western Australia, that currently plays in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). Its official colours are na ...

in the

West Australian National Football League The West Australian Football League (WAFL) is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The league currently consists of ten teams, which play each other in a 20-round season usually lasting from March to September, ...

(WANFL). Munro made his first-class cricket debut in the 1948/49 Sheffield Shield season and remained Western Australia's favoured wicket-keeper until 1954/55. He took five first-innings catches against

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

in the 1951/52 Sheffield Shield season, a career best. Although he usually batted low down the order, he did once make 53 not out, against the touring New Zealanders at the WACA in March 1954. As a footballer, Munro was a regular fixture at centre half forward for Western Australia during the early 1950s, appearing in eight interstate matches. He took part in the

1953 Adelaide Carnival The 1953 Adelaide Carnival was the 12th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition. It took place from 8 to 18 July at Adelaide Oval. Home state South Australia was joined by the two ...

. At club level, Munro played for Claremont and replaced

Gordon Maffina Gordon Louis Charles 'Sonny' Maffina (10 January 1926 – 10 September 1991) was an Australian rules footballer who played 114 games for Claremont in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) from 1948 to 1958. Centreman Gordon Ma ...

as club captain in 1954. Munro, who retired in 1958, appeared in a total of 118 WANFL matches and kicked 100 goals.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Munro, John 1928 births Australian cricketers Western Australia cricketers Claremont Football Club players Cricketers from Perth, Western Australia Sportsmen from Western Australia 2013 deaths Australian rules footballers from Perth, Western Australia Wicket-keepers