John Solanky
Tanzanian cricketer (1942-2003)
John William Solanky (30 June 1942 – 7 October 2003) was a Tanzanian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin/medium pace bowler, he played for Glamorgan County Cricket Club between 1972 and 1976.
Biography
Early life and career
Born in Dar es Salaam in 1942, John Solanky played twice for Tanganyika – against Uganda in 1959 and 1960. He made his first-class cricket debut in November 1963, playing for an East African Invitation XI against the MCC in Kampala.
He played a second first-class match in 1964, for a Coast Cricket Association XI against Pakistan International Airlines in Mombasa, but soon emigrated to England due to political changes in Tanzania. Here he began to play league cricket in Plymouth Devon for Plymouth Cricket Club in 1966 (scoring a century in his first match for the 2nd XI) while an Engineering student at the Technical College and represented Devon County Cricket Club in the Minor Counties Championship from 1967 to 1969, also making his List A debut when he played for Devon against Hertfordshire in the first round of the 1969 Gillette Cup.
Glamorgan career
His bowling and batting at minor counties level attracted the attention of first-class county scouts, and he was signed by Glamorgan, making his debut for the county in a friendly match against Worcestershire in April 1972. He made his competitive debut for them four days later, playing a Benson & Hedges Cup match against Gloucestershire, and his County Championship debut the following month in a match against Hampshire. After the season, Solanky returned to Africa with his county side, playing a three match series against the Zambia national cricket team.
His 1973 season started with various John Player League and Benson & Hedges Cup matches in addition to first-class matches against Cambridge University and New Zealand, and by this time he had become a regular in the Glamorgan side.
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