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Full name Derrick John McGlew
Born March 11, 1929, Pietermaritzberg, Natal
Died June 9, 1998, Craighill Park, Johannesburg, Transvaal (aged 69 years 90 days)
Major teams South Africa,Natal
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Other Referee
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
34
64
6
2440
255*
42.06
7
10
2
18
0
First-class
190
299
34
12170
255*
45.92
27
68
103
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
34
3
32
23
0
-
-
-
4.31
-
0
0
0
First-class
190
1962
932
35
2/4
26.62
2.85
56.0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v South Africa at Nottingham, Jun 7-12, 1951 scorecard
Last Test
South Africa v New Zealand at Port Elizabeth, Feb 16-20, 1962 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1947/48 - 1966/67
ICC match referee statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, Nov 1-5, 1992 scorecard
Last Test
Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Harare, Nov 7-12, 1992 scorecard
Test matches
2
Test statistics
ODI debut
Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, Oct 31, 1992 scorecard
Last ODI
Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Harare, Nov 8, 1992 scorecard
ODI matches
2
ODI statistics
Profile
Wisden obituary Jackie McGlew died from a blood disorder in Pretoria on June 9, 1998, aged 69. Jackie McGlew became synonymous with South African cricket in the 1950s. His batting fitted his name: he was a sticker, and concentration, discipline, commitment and athleticism were the abiding virtues of his own game, and that of his team. He became famous - or notorious - for some of Test cricket's slowest innings. He batted nine hours 35 minutes for 105 against Australia at Durban in 1957-58; his 545-minute century remained the slowest in first-class cricket for 20 years. Although as a feat of endurance and concentration it was remarkable, said Wisden, it is doubtful whether South Africa benefited by it. They led by 221 on first innings but could not bowl Australia out. McGlew grew up in Natal, and was pictured waving a bat as a four-year-old. He went on to captain the province's schoolboys, and made his debut for Natal in 1947-48. In 1951 he was picked to tour England on the strength of 138 in a 12-a-side (and thus non-first-class) Test trial at Kingsmead. He hit 40 when South Africa won at Trent Bridge but failed in his next three innings, and was dropped. But he scored consistently in the county games, and his agile fielding in the deep was widely noted. When the young South Africa team stunned Australia by drawing their series 18 months later, McGlew was established as the opening bat and, aged only 23, as vice-captain. Though he missed the crucial win at the MCG through injury, he returned in New Zealand with 255 not out in eight hours 54 minutes, then South Africa's highest Test score. He was on the field throughout the match. Back in England in 1955, he scored centuries in both South Africa's Test wins, at Manchester and Leeds, having bagged a pair at Lord's the game before. McGlew was captain in both games because Jack Cheetham was injured; South Africa lost the other three Tests. McGlew was a Cricketer of the Year; Wisden noted both his dourness at the crease and his vitality in the field. Attrition is not a popular method of progress. McGlew himself has not always batted this way, but circumstances wrought the change of style. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
