Roy Swetman
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| Full name | Roy Swetman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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25 October 1933 Westminster, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roy Swetman (born 25 October 1933, Westminster, London)[1] is an English former cricketer, who played in eleven Tests as a wicket-keeper from 1959 to 1960.
Life and career
Commencing his career with Surrey, for whom he was understudy to Arthur McIntyre, Swetman soon came to notice as a deft performer, even though his appearances were limited. He went to Pakistan with the MCC 'A' team in 1955-56, when playing mostly for the second eleven. Surprisingly retiring in 1961, after having replaced McIntyre, he returned in 1966 to play for Nottinghamshire.[1] Again leaving rather abruptly, this time in 1967, he emerged as a replacement for Barry Meyer at Gloucestershire in 1972, but left when replaced by Andy Stovold in 1974.[1]
A useful batsman, Swetman failed to consolidate his place in the England team, when being given first bite at replacing Godfrey Evans.[1] Losing his place at the end of the 1959-60 West Indian tour to Jim Parks, he also fell behind John Murray in the Test selector's eyes.