John Kay (cricket journalist)

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John Kay

John Kay (12 January 1910 – 16 February 1999)[1] was a British journalist and cricketer who was a cricket correspondent for the Manchester Evening News from the end of the Second World War to 1975 and for the Brighton Argus.[2][3] He toured Australia for the 1950-51 Ashes series for the Manchester Evening News and wrote several cricketing books, including Ashes to Hassett (1951)[4] and Cricket in the Leagues (1970).

Cricket career

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Kay played for Middleton in the Central Lancashire League. When Basil d'Oliveira emigrated from South Africa in 1960 because Apartheid banned him from playing first-class cricket, Kay arranged for him to play for Middleton as a professional. He wrote that d'Oliveira was surprised to see white people serving him in restaurants and doing menial work.[5] D'Oliveira later played for Worcestershire (from 1964) and England (from 1966).

References

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  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  2. ^ "Obituaries". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (2000 ed.). Wisden. p. 1550.
  3. ^ "Demob happy with Hutton, Richards and Cotton". Sports Journalists' Association. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  4. ^ John Kay, Ashes to Hassett, John Sherratt & Son, 1951, pp 14–15.
  5. ^ Abilash, N U (Jun 25 – Jul 1, 2005), "He's a Dolly good fellow", Sportstar, vol. 28, no. 26, archived from the original on May 14, 2006, retrieved 2010-11-14