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Full name Athanasios John Traicos
Born May 17, 1947, Zagazig, Egypt
Current age 61 years 144 days
Major teams Rhodesia,South Africa,Zimbabwe,Mashonaland
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
7
10
4
19
5*
3.16
132
14.39
0
0
2
0
8
0
ODIs
27
17
9
88
19
11.00
175
50.28
0
0
3
0
3
0
First-class
122
169
64
1198
43
11.40
0
0
109
0
List A
125
68
36
331
21*
10.34
0
0
42
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
7
12
1611
769
18
5/86
5/86
42.72
2.86
89.5
0
1
0
ODIs
27
26
1524
987
19
3/35
3/35
51.94
3.88
80.2
0
0
0
First-class
122
25267
10002
289
6/66
34.60
2.37
87.4
8
0
List A
125
7059
4028
104
4/20
4/20
38.73
3.42
67.8
1
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
South Africa v Australia at Durban, Feb 5-9, 1970 scorecard
Last Test
India v Zimbabwe at Delhi, Mar 13-17, 1993 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Australia v Zimbabwe at Nottingham, Jun 9, 1983 scorecard
A disciplined and accurate offspinner, John Traicos is one of international cricket's most unusual members. He made his Test debut - for South Africa - in 1969-70 in their final series before they were cast into sporting isolation, and returned to international cricket in 1992, aged 45, playing in Zimbabwe's first four Tests. The gap between appearances - 22 years and 222 days - is a record. Egyptian born, he grew up in South Africa, touring England in 1967 with the South African Universities, and thereafter played for Rhodesia/Zimbabwe at a time many contemporaries plied their trade overseas. When Zimbabwe were finally admitted to the fold in 1992, Traicos, despite his age, was still far and away the best offspinner in the country, and one of best in the world. And the speed of his reactions fielding in the gully would have shamed many half his age. In Zimbabwe's inaugural Test he took 5 for 86 in 50 overs. His international career ended when business commitments meant he was not available to tour Pakistan in 1993-94. Traicos fled Zimbabwe with his family in 1997 for political reasons and is now a company secretary in Australia. His daughter, Chloe, is an actress. Martin Williamson
