Moss Jeffrey Kenneth
| Name: | Moss, Jeffrey Kenneth | | Date of Birth: | 29 June 1947 | | Career: | 1968/69 - 1986/87 | | Teams: | Melbourne, Nth Melb, Prahran | | Matches: | 208 | | Batting Style: | LHB | | Bowling Style: | RALS |
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Jeff Moss was a hard-hitting left-handed batsman who scored 7271 runs @ 37.86 for Melbourne, North Melbourne and Prahran in 208 matches between 1968/69 and 1986/87. He scored 14 centuries, with a top-score of 200 against Ringwood in 1977/78. First selected for Victoria at 29, Moss scored 149 in his second match against NSW and was the Vics’ leading run-scorer in the Shield-winning seasons of 1978/79 and 1979/80. Moss replaced the injured Graham Yallop in the Second Test against Pakistan in Perth in 1978/79, scoring 22 & 38* in Australia’s victory. He toured England with the Australian World Cup squad in 1979, playing in one match. Moss finished his first class career in 1981/82 with 3416 runs @ 43.79 with 9 centuries and a highest score of 220 against South Australia in 1978/79. He also scored 200* against WA at St Kilda in 1981/82, adding an Australian record third wicket partnership of 390 with Julien Wiener.
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Batting | Innings | N.O. | Runs | Batting Avg | High Score | 50s | 100s | | 232 | 40 | 7271 | 37.86 | 200 | 32 | 14 |
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Bowling | Runs | Wickets | Bowling Avg | Best | 5wi | 10wm | Ct/St | | 1303 | 37 | 35.21 | 5/60 | 1 | | 70 |
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Some excellent biographical information is available on the Melbourne Cricket Club site, where
"For Club and Country" by Ken Williams can be viewed free online.
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