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| Full name: | John Kenneth Lever |
| Born: | 24th February 1949, Stepney, London, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batsman |
| Bowling: | Left-arm fast-medium |
| Relations: | Son: JK Lever |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1976/77-1986); England (ODI: 1976-1981/82); Essex (Main FC: 1967-1989); Marylebone Cricket Club (Main FC: 1973-1979); Natal (Main FC: 1982/83-1984/85); Essex (Main ListA: 1968-1989); Marylebone Cricket Club (Main ListA: 1976/77-1990); Natal (Main ListA: 1982/83-1984/85); All teams |
| Essex cap: 1970 | |
| Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year: 1977 | |
| Professional Cricketers' Association Player of the Year: 1978, 1979 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1979 | |
| Essex benefit season: 1980 (raised 66,110 pounds) | |
| Essex benefit season: 1989 (Testimonial) | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1976/77-1986) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| England | 21 | 31 | 5 | 306 | 53 | 11.76 | 0 | 1 | 25.54 | 11 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1976/77-1986) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 4433 | 140 | 1951 | 73 | 7-46 | 26.72 | 3 | 1 | 60.72 | 2.64 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1967-1989) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Essex | 443 | 446 | 168 | 2830 | 91 | 10.17 | 0 | 1 | 160 | |
| England Under-25s | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DH Robins' XI | 13 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 13 | 9.83 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Young England | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9* | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Rest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marylebone Cricket Club | 9 | 6 | 1 | 60 | 30 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| International XI | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6* | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| England | 22 | 31 | 5 | 306 | 53 | 11.76 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| England XI | 20 | 16 | 3 | 123 | 28 | 9.46 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Cricket Association of Bengal Overseas XI | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 73 | 50.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| South African Breweries English XI | 4 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 10* | 20.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Natal | 12 | 17 | 4 | 117 | 19 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Overall | 529 | 541 | 192 | 3678 | 91 | 10.53 | 0 | 3 | 187 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1967-1989) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Essex | 75184 | 2783 | 34669 | 1473 | 8-37 | 23.53 | 77 | 11 | 51.04 | 2.76 |
| England Under-25s | 150 | 7 | 63 | 2 | 2-19 | 31.50 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | 2.52 |
| DH Robins' XI | 2239 | 85 | 929 | 39 | 6-117 | 23.82 | 2 | 0 | 57.41 | 2.48 |
| Young England | 144 | 9 | 49 | 0 | 0-20 | 2.04 | ||||
| The Rest | 414 | 12 | 182 | 3 | 2-39 | 60.66 | 0 | 0 | 138.00 | 2.63 |
| Marylebone Cricket Club | 1556 | 59 | 653 | 31 | 4-50 | 21.06 | 0 | 0 | 50.19 | 2.51 |
| International XI | 84 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0-5 | 2.57 | ||||
| England | 4541 | 144 | 2008 | 73 | 7-46 | 27.50 | 3 | 1 | 62.20 | 2.65 |
| England XI | 3050 | 94 | 1361 | 49 | 5-59 | 27.77 | 1 | 0 | 62.24 | 2.67 |
| Cricket Association of Bengal Overseas XI | 252 | 13 | 112 | 4 | 2-39 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 63.00 | 2.66 |
| South African Breweries English XI | 642 | 15 | 335 | 11 | 6-86 | 30.45 | 1 | 0 | 58.36 | 3.13 |
| Natal | 2962 | 119 | 1375 | 37 | 5-79 | 37.16 | 1 | 0 | 80.05 | 2.78 |
| Overall | 91218 | 3343 | 41772 | 1722 | 8-37 | 24.25 | 85 | 12 | 52.97 | 2.74 |
| One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1976-1981/82) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| England | 22 | 11 | 4 | 56 | 27* | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 36.84 | 6 | |
| One-Day International Career Bowling (1976-1981/82) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 1152 | 19 | 713 | 24 | 4-29 | 29.70 | 1 | 0 | 48.00 | 3.71 |
| One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1968-1990) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Essex | 431 | 169 | 107 | 610 | 23 | 9.83 | 0 | 0 | 96 | |
| DH Robins' XI | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| England | 22 | 11 | 4 | 56 | 27* | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Marylebone Cricket Club | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7* | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| England XI | 5 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South African Breweries English XI | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Natal | 15 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 19 | 12.25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Overall | 481 | 195 | 118 | 763 | 27* | 9.90 | 0 | 0 | 110 | |
| One-Day Career Bowling (1968-1990) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Essex | 20590 | 515 | 11732 | 616 | 5-8 | 19.04 | 24 | 8 | 33.42 | 3.41 |
| DH Robins' XI | 178 | 5 | 77 | 3 | 2-20 | 25.66 | 0 | 0 | 59.33 | 2.59 |
| England | 1152 | 19 | 713 | 24 | 4-29 | 29.70 | 1 | 0 | 48.00 | 3.71 |
| Marylebone Cricket Club | 178 | 1 | 101 | 3 | 1-27 | 33.66 | 0 | 0 | 59.33 | 3.40 |
| England XI | 214 | 5 | 88 | 2 | 1-14 | 44.00 | 0 | 0 | 107.00 | 2.46 |
| South African Breweries English XI | 102 | 0 | 105 | 2 | 2-49 | 52.50 | 0 | 0 | 51.00 | 6.17 |
| Natal | 794 | 13 | 462 | 24 | 4-18 | 19.25 | 1 | 0 | 33.08 | 3.49 |
| Overall | 23208 | 558 | 13278 | 674 | 5-8 | 19.70 | 26 | 8 | 34.43 | 3.43 |
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