What is Jack Rutherford (cricketer)?
'''John Walter Rutherford''' (25 September 1929 – 21 April 2022) was an Australian [[cricket]]er. He played in one [[Test cricket|Test match]] in 1956.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/1/1046/1046.html| title = Jack Rutherford |publisher = cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 2012-02-15}}</ref> Rutherford was the first player from the [[Western Australia cricket team]] to be picked for a senior cricket tour and the first to win a Test cap for [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]]. He was born in [[Bruce Rock, Western Australia|Bruce Rock]], [[Western Australia]]. Rutherford died on 21 April 2022, at the age of 92.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportfm.com.au/post/john-rutherford-wa-s-first-test-cricketer-dies-age-92 |title=John Rutherford, WA's first Test cricketer, dies age 92 |access-date=2022-04-21 |archive-date=2022-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421210227/https://www.sportfm.com.au/post/john-rutherford-wa-s-first-test-cricketer-dies-age-92 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rutherford, Jack}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Australian cricketers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Western Australia]] {{sports-bio-stub}}