Jack Bannister
{{Short description|English cricketer and commentator}}
{{For|the footballer|Jack Bannister (footballer)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Jack Bannister
| image =
| fullname = John David Bannister
| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|8|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Wolverhampton, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|1|23|1930|8|23|df=yes}}
| nickname =
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = Bowler
| country = England
| club1 = Warwickshire
| year1 = {{nowrap|1950–1969}}
| type1 = FC
| debutdate1 = 26 August
| debutyear1 = 1950
| debutfor1 = Warwickshire
| debutagainst1 = Glamorgan
| lastdate1 = 31 August
| lastyear1 = 1968
| lastfor1 = Warwickshire
| lastagainst1 = Leicestershire
| type2 = LA
| debutdate2 = 22 May
| debutyear2 = 1963
| debutfor2 = Warwickshire
| debutagainst2 = Northants
| lastdate2 = 6 July
| lastyear2 = 1969
| lastfor2 = Warwickshire
| lastagainst2 = Surrey
| columns = 2
| column1 = First-class
| column2 = List A
| matches1 = 374
| matches2 = 20
| runs1 = 3,142
| runs2 = 12
| bat avg1 = 9.43
| bat avg2 = 4.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/4
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score1 = 71
| top score2 = 4
| deliveries1 = 68,633
| deliveries2 = 1,148
| wickets1 = 1,198
| wickets2 = 25
| bowl avg1 = 21.91
| bowl avg2 = 22.44
| fivefor1 = 53
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor1 = 6
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling1 = 10/41
| best bowling2 = 3/14
| catches/stumpings1 = 167
| catches/stumpings2 = 3/0
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11527/11527.html CricketArchive
| date = 4 October
| year = 2012
}}
John David Bannister (23 August 1930 – 23 January 2016) was an English cricket commentator and former first-class cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. He was, for many years, a BBC television cricket commentator and later the Talksport radio cricket correspondent.
Early life
Bannister was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England and went to King Edward VI Five Ways school in Birmingham.{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jan/24/jack-bannister | title=Jack Bannister obituary | work=The Guardian | date=January 24, 2016 | accessdate=June 1, 2019 | author=Frith, David | author-link=Frith, David }}
Playing career
He played professionally on the county scene for Warwickshire as a fast-medium bowler, taking 1198 first-class wickets in a career that lasted from 1950 to 1969.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11527/11527.html| title = Jack Bannister| publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 17 March 2010}} Against the Combined Services cricket team for Warwickshire at the Mitchells and Butlers' Ground in Birmingham in 1959, Bannister took all 10 Services wickets in an innings for 41 runs.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/23/23465.html| title = Scorecard: Warwickshire v Combined Services | date = 27 May 1959| publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 17 March 2010}} These remain the best bowling figures in an innings for Warwickshire.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/England/Firstclass/Warwickshire/Bowling_Records/Best_Innings_Bowling_For.html| title = Most Wickets in an Innings for Warwickshire | publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 17 March 2010}}
After cricket
Together with Fred Rumsey he was instrumental in setting up the Professional Cricketers' Association in 1967 which he served in various capacities for 20 years, notably in helping setup up the Professional Cricketer's Pension Scheme.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC9EqwVYAl9vT2AFeVDIIklpun-uGYIu- | title=The PCA - A history | publisher=PCA / YouTube | date=February 8, 2018 | accessdate=June 1, 2019}} Bannister worked as a bookmaker in Wolverhampton, which was taken over by his daughter as his media career took off.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/35391145 | title=Jack Bannister: Former BBC cricket commentator dies | publisher=BBC Sport | date=2016 | accessdate=June 1, 2019}}
=Media career=
He was a familiar voice on BBC TV's cricket coverage from 1984 through to 1994 firstly as a summariser then moving on to commentating in 1988. David Gower joined the team in 1994 and eventually replaced Bannister the following summer, but Bannister continued to commentate on Natwest Trophy and Sunday League games until 1999, and had a full role at the BBC's coverage of the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
In later life, he provided commentary on and summaries of England international cricket matches on Talksport.
During the 1995 South Africa vs England test match series in South Africa, he promised he would eat a newspaper if South Africa won.{{cite book|author=Charles Nevin|title=Jack: Stories of Britain's Favourite Name|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bEZ1EVDXbUIC|date=21 March 2013|publisher=Mainstream Publishing|isbn=978-1-78057-810-1}} He eventually did, when South Africa won.
For many years he wrote the cricket column in the Birmingham Post.
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|1445016}}
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