John Lever
| Full name: | John Kenneth Lever |
| Born: | 24th February 1949, Stepney, Middlesex, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Left-arm fast-medium |
| Biography: | Awarded MBE in 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to cricket |
| Relations: | Son: JK Lever |
| Teams: | England (ODI: 1976-1981/82); England (Test: 1976/77-1986); Essex (Main FC: 1967-1989); Essex (Main ListA: 1968-1989); Natal (Main ListA: 1982/83-1984/85); Natal (Main FC: 1982/83-1984/85); Cambridgeshire (Minor Counties Trophy: 1990-1991); Cambridgeshire (Minor Counties Championship: 1990-1991); All teams |
| Essex cap: 1970 | |
| Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year: 1977 | |
| Professional Cricketers' Association Player of the Year: 1978, 1979 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1979 | |
| Essex benefit season: 1980 (raised 66,110 pounds) | |
| Essex benefit season: 1989 (Testimonial, raised 135,596 pounds) | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1976/77-1986) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| England | 21 | 31 | 5 | 306 | 53 | 11.76 | 0 | 1 | 25.54 | 11 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1976/77-1986) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 4433 | 140 | 1951 | 73 | 7-46 | 26.72 | 3 | 1 | 60.72 | 2.64 |
| ODI Career Batting and Fielding (1976-1981/82) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| England | 22 | 11 | 4 | 56 | 27* | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 36.84 | 6 | |
| ODI Career Bowling (1976-1981/82) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 1152 | 19 | 713 | 24 | 4-29 | 29.70 | 1 | 0 | 48.00 | 3.71 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1967-1989) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 529 | 541 | 192 | 3678 | 91 | 10.53 | 0 | 3 | 187 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1967-1989) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 91218 | 3353 | 41772 | 1722 | 8-37 | 24.25 | 85 | 12 | 52.97 | 2.74 |
| List A Career Batting and Fielding (1968-1990) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 481 | 195 | 118 | 763 | 27* | 9.90 | 0 | 0 | 110 | |
| List A Career Bowling (1968-1990) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 23208 | 558 | 13278 | 674 | 5-8 | 19.70 | 26 | 8 | 34.43 | 3.43 |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Batting and Fielding (1990-1991) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Cambridgeshire | 10 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 18* | 8.25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Bowling (1990-1991) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Cambridgeshire | 2256 | 80 | 1153 | 33 | 5-41 | 34.93 | 1 | 0 | 68.36 | 3.06 |
| Minor Counties Trophy Career Batting and Fielding (1990-1991) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Cambridgeshire | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Minor Counties Trophy Career Bowling (1990-1991) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI | SRate | Econ | |
| Cambridgeshire | 129 | 4 | 76 | 6 | 2-17 | 12.66 | 0 | 0 | 21.50 | 3.53 |
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