| Full name: | John Beal Preston |
| Born: | 16th January 1914, East London, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Died: | 12th December 2006, Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-hand batsman |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break |
| Teams: | Eastern Province (Main FC: 1933/34); Border (Main FC: 1946/47-1947/48) |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1933/34-1947/48) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 12 | 20 | 0 | 202 | 33 | 10.10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1933/34-1947/48) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 1371 | 36 | 529 | 13 | 4-40 | 40.69 | 0 | 0 | 105.46 | 2.31 |