Hans Irvine Ebeling (1 January 1905 – 12 January 1980) was an Australian

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er and cricket administrator.

Family

Ebeling's father, Arthur John Claus Frederick Ebeling (1863-1910), was of German descent. His mother was Mary Grace Ebeling (1869-1948), née Mochett, Hans Irvine Ebeling was born in

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on 1 January 1905. He married Myra Aileen Conry on 5 October 1936.

Education

Ebeling was educated at

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from 1919 to 1922, where he played cricket in the school's First XI, football (in the ruck, and at centre half-forward) in its First XVIII, and as a miler in its athletic team. He dead-heated (with J. Manning of Camberwelll Grammar) for first place in the open mile race at the combined Associated Grammar School Sports meeting on 4 November 1921. In one match, against Camberwell Grammar in June 1922, he kicked 13 goals. The association of parents who support school cricket at Caulfield Grammar is named after him. He is the only Caulfield Grammarian to have played

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Cricket

He captained

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to two

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championships in four years (1934 and 1938), captained the

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(MCC) to four premierships, and played in his sole Test match against

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in 1934. A Squadron-Leader in World War II, he served as a member of the board of the MCC—a body which oversees not only the club's sporting teams but also the operations of the

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(MCG)—for 45 years and was serving his first year as MCC President when he died. During this time, he helped to organise the 1977

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between England and Australia at the MCG. In 1999, the Melbourne Cricket Club selected him in its Team of the Century.

Military service

He served with the RAAF during World War II.

Death

He died at East Bentleigh on 12 January 1980 aged 75.McFarline, Peter, "Hans Ebeling and his Grand Dream", ''The Age'', (Monday, 14 January 1980), p.26.
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Footnotes

References

World War Two Nominal Roll: Flight Lieutenant Hans Irvine Ebeling (252842), ''Department of Veterans' Affairs''.
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External links

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MCC biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ebeling, Hans 1905 births 1980 deaths Australia Test cricketers People educated at Caulfield Grammar School Victoria cricketers Members of the Order of the British Empire Melbourne Cricket Club cricketers Australian cricketers Cricketers from Victoria (Australia) Australian people of German descent D. G. Bradman's XI cricketers