Jack O'Connor (6 November 1897 – 22 February 1977) was an English

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er who played in four

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from 1929 to 1930. O'Connor was the son of John O'Connor who played for

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and nephew of

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. O'Connor's was a mainstay of the Essex county side between the Wars, scoring 1,000 runs a season 16 times. Of diminutive stature, he was quick to drive and pull but was suspect against the fastest bowling and suffered occasional fallow spells in the county game. He compiled 72 centuries in all, including one against every other county and university side. Bowling a mix of leg and off spin, O'Connor took 557 wickets, including 93 in 1926. He played one Test against

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in 1929 and, that winter, three more as part of a below strength touring team in the

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. After retiring from the first-class arena, he coached at

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. and at Chigwell School in the 1960s.

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