John Robert Ducker (born 12 June 1934) is a former

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who played

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for

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from 1952 to 1963. John Ducker was a

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who played most of his matches for South Australia when the state team’s principal keepers, Gil Langley and Barry Jarman, were away on national duty. He was a useful batsman whose best season was 1959-60, when he scored 489 runs at an average of 37.61, with five fifties and a highest score of 76 against

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ducker, John 1934 births Living people South Australia cricketers Australian cricketers Cricketers from Adelaide

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