John Peter McGuire (born 14 July 1954) is a former Australian rules football player and cricketer. He is of Aboriginal descent.
| John McGuire | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Peter McGuire | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1954 | ||
| Original team(s) | Northam | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1973–1979 | East Perth | 85 (19) | |
| 1980–1983 | Perth | 27 (8) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983. | |||
Biography edit
McGuire attended Guildford Grammar School between 1970 and 1972. He and his wife Karen share a son and a daughter.[1][2]
Cricket edit
McGuire played most of his career for Mount Lawley District Cricket Club in Western Australian Grade Cricket and is second in the all-time runscoring list for the first grade competition, scoring 10,004 runs. He also holds several club records, including the most career runs (9204) and the most career catches (160).[3]
In January 1988 he captained a team of Aboriginal players who played a Prime Minister's XI personally captained by Bob Hawke. The team later in the year toured England to mark the Australian Bicentenary.[4][5][6][7]
Australian rules football edit
McGuire played 85 games for East Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League, including the 1978 premiership-winning team.[2][8][9]
He then transferred to the Perth Football Club in 1980.
References edit
- ^ "Cricket". Guildford Grammar School. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Accomplished Old Guildfordians" (PDF). The Old Guildfordians Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Mount Lawley (ML) – Club Records" (PDF). Fixture Book 2010–2011. Western Australian Cricket Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Bats Test". Glasgow Herald. 14 May 1988. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ Mallett, Ashley (2002). The Black Lords of Summer. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 978-0-7022-3262-6.
- ^ "Ashes of Dark Past". Brisbane Times. 21 June 2009. Archived from the original on 10 August 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ Hawke, Bob (7 December 1988). Speech by the Prime Minister (Speech). Launch of Dreaming of Lords. Parliament House, Canberra. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "Premiership Teams". East Perth Football Club. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
Surname misspelt as Maguire
- ^ "Every League Premiership Player in Page Finals System Era – 1931 – 2009". West Australian Football League. p. 10. Retrieved 19 September 2011.