[2] Rodney Hartman said of him: "Cheetham, the archetype gentleman, embodied the best virtues of sportsmanship and human endeavour, and was always held up as the ideal kind of man to captain his country.

"[3] Cheetham became an administrator, rising to serve as president of the South African Cricket Association (SACA) in 1969.

[6] Cheetham continued to strive unsuccessfully to find a way to make South African cricket acceptable to the rest of the cricket-playing nations until he retired from the presidency in 1972.

[8] He graduated from the University of Cape Town and worked as an engineer for the construction company Murray & Roberts and later as a director.

After he died, the company instituted the Jack Cheetham Memorial Award to recognise those who have done outstanding work promoting sport in disadvantaged communities.