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In 1997, Traicos and his family moved to
Australia due to political instability in Zimbabwe and settled in Perth. His wife, Annette Kileff, is a well established artist whose clients have included the late Richard Attenborough and Hollywood actor Denzel Washington.
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38 years earlier, and the twelfth oldest of all time. He would have been even further up the list had he been available for selection for the following year's tour of
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Traicos was born in
Zagazig, Egypt in 1947 where his father Tryphon worked in the family business. He is of Greek descent, his father having been born in
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and played for that country, which at the time was regarded as a "province" within the South
African domestic cricket setup. While a student at the
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His elder daughter Chloe is an actress, and screenwriter and his younger daughter
Catherine is a singer-songwriter.
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Zimbabwe were raised to Test status in 1992, and
Traicos was selected for the country's inaugural Test match, at
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bowler, and one of a small number of cricketers to have played at the highest level for more than one country.
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List of Test cricketers born in non-Test playing nations
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846:"First Class Matched played by John Traicos (122)"
774:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 May 2004
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1867:Cricketers at the 1987 Cricket World Cup
1862:Cricketers at the 1983 Cricket World Cup
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902:"Players and Officials – John Traicos"
869:, Penguin, Johannesburg, 2006, p. 132.
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1942:Zimbabwean people of Greek descent
880:"Zimbabwe stun feeble Australians"
796:. X-Press Magazine. Archived from
794:"Catherine Traicos: Out of Africa"
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1937:Rhodesian people of Greek descent
1927:Zimbabwean emigrants to Australia
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563:https://www.annettekileff.com/
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1917:South Africa Test cricketers
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867:Ali: The Life of Ali Bacher
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515:Athanasios John Traicos
38:Athanasios John Traicos
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1842:White Rhodesian people
1648:1992 Cricket World Cup
1431:1987 Cricket World Cup
1214:1983 Cricket World Cup
643:1983 Cricket World Cup
1922:Zimbabwean cricketers
924:"Oldest Test Players"
820:"Spinning at the Top"
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184:Zimbabwe v
171:Zimbabwe v
154:Zimbabwe v
139:5 February 1970
800:on 28 September 2011
591:Cambridge University
419:5 wickets in innings
29:Personal information
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1902:Rhodesia cricketers
1897:People from Zagazig
579:University of Natal
573:Traicos grew up in
437:10 wickets in match
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152:13 March 1993
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