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Australian Cricket Team In Ceylon And India In 1935–36
An Australia national cricket team, Australian cricket team toured British Ceylon, Ceylon and British India, India in 1935–36, playing 17 first-class cricket, first-class matches between October 1935 and February 1936, including four unofficial Test cricket, Tests. Background This tour was privately organized, and was not endorsed by the Cricket Australia, Australian Board of Control. Australia's Test cricket, Test team were touring Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1935-36, South Africa, and the Board, determined that the Sheffield Shield season should not be further affected by the absence of leading players, stipulated that no current Sheffield Shield players would be allowed to tour India."Third Man", "The Australians in India", ''The Cricketer'', Annual 1935-36, pp. 85–86. The finance for the tour was provided by Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, The Maharaja of Patiala, and the team was selected and organized by the Australian cricketer Frank Tarrant, who had long p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Bryant (cricketer)
Francis Joseph Bryant (7 November 1909 – 11 March 1984) was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Western Australia from 1927 to 1936. He later became Western Australia's leading cricket administrator.''The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket'', Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 84. Cricket playing career Bryant attended Christian Brothers' College, Perth, where in the 1927 season he scored more than 1000 runs in the First XI. Playing in the era before Western Australia was admitted to the Sheffield Shield, he made his first-class debut for Western Australia at the age of 17 in March 1927, alongside his older brothers Dick and Bill (who was playing his only first-class match) against South Australia at the WACA Ground in Perth. The next season, in a match at the WACA Ground against Victoria, he scored 113 not out in the second innings after Western Australia had trailed by 194 runs on the first innings. In 1933-34 he and Dick each made a century when Wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patiala Cricket Team
The Patiala cricket team was a first-class cricket team representing Patiala (Patiala State before 1947) in Indian domestic competitions. The team competed in the Ranji Trophy in the 1948–49, 1955–56, 1957–58 and 1958–59 seasons. They played their home matches at the Baradari Ground (now known as the Dhruve Pandove Stadium) in Patiala. Patiala played 14 first-class matches, with the first being a two-day match against Marylebone Cricket Club in February 1927 and the last coming in January 1959 against the Railways cricket team in the 1958–59 Ranji Trophy. All parts of the State of Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ..., including Patiala, now come under the authority of the Punjab Cricket Association, represented by the Punjab cricket team. Dhruv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Tarrant
Loris Bernard Napoleon Tarrant (29 December 1903 – 23 August 1943) was an Australian cricketer who both played and umpired first-class matches in India during the 1930s. Unusually, he made his debut as a first-class umpire before making his debut as a first-class player. Personal life Born in Clifton Hill, Victoria, Tarrant was the son of Frank Tarrant, who played 329 first-class matches in Australia (for Victoria), England (for Middlesex), and India (for the Europeans and Patiala). Frank Tarrant's uncle, Ambrose Tarrant, also played at first-class level for Victoria. Tarrant moved to England at the age of six months, returning to Australia as a young man. He later accompanied his father to India and became guardian and tutor to Yadavindra Singh, the Yuvraj (Crown Prince) of Patiala. He coached the prince in cricket, swimming, soccer and boxing. Yadavindra succeeded his father as Maharaja of Patiala in 1938 and the following year Tarrant was appointed as his aide-de-camp w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Warne
Frank Belmont Warne (3 October 1906 – 29 May 1994) was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for teams on four continents during a 95-game career that stretched from the mid-1920s to the early 1940s. Early life Warne was born in North Carlton, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. His father, Tom Warne, played 46 first-class cricket matches, mostly for Victoria. Early career in Australia Warne made his first-class debut for Victoria against Tasmania at the MCG in January 1927. He scored 20 in his only innings, and picked up five wickets in the match as Victoria won the game by an innings. Although he played several minor games for Victoria Colts over the next couple of seasons – he once took 12 wickets against South Australia Colts — his only other first-class appearance for Victoria came against Tasmania (again) in February 1929. Warne opened the batting in the first innings, but made only 1; he was more successful with 33 not out down the order in the second i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Oxenham
Ronald Keven Oxenham (28 July 1891 – 16 August 1939) was an Australian cricketer who played in seven Test matches from 1928 to 1931. Early life Ron was born to Augustus Emmanuel and Elizabeth Oxenham (née Perry) at the Brisbane suburb of Nundah Nundah (previously called German Station) is an inner suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It contains the neighbourhood of Toombul. In the , Nundah had a population of 13,098 people. Prior to European settlement, Nundah was ... in late July 1891. First-class career Oxenham (aged 20) debuted for Queensland in a match at the SCG against New South Wales in November 1911. After a long career, he played his last first-class match (aged 45) against South Australia in February 1937. References 1891 births 1939 deaths Australia Test cricketers Queensland cricketers Australian cricketers Cricketers from Brisbane Burials at Nudgee Cemetery 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-cricket-bio-1890 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisle Nagel
Lisle Ernest Nagel (born 6 March 1905, Bendigo, Victoria — died 23 November 1971, Mornington, Victoria) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1932. A tall right-arm fast bowler, Nagel played one match for Victoria in 1927–28, then played regularly between 1930–31 and 1933–34. He took 19 wickets at 25.05 in the 1931–32 season, including 6 for 35 against South Australia. He was selected for an Australian XI that played the MCC in Melbourne in November 1932, and took 8 for 32 in the second innings to dismiss the MCC for 60. He played in the First Test that followed shortly afterwards, and took two wickets, but was left out of the Second Test. He toured India and Ceylon with Frank Tarrant's Australian team in 1935–36. Lisle played 139 First XI Victorian district cricket matches for Melbourne between 1927 and 1947, taking 438 wickets at 14.74. He took 86 wickets in the 1939-40 season, which as of 2021 stands as the most by a bowler in a district cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Morrisby
Ronald Orlando George Morrisby (12 January 1915 – 10 June 1995), was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Tasmania from 1931 until 1952. He can be considered one of the most outstanding Tasmanian batsman of his era, and was unlucky never to be selected to play test cricket for Australia, despite having toured India with an Australian side. Morrisby was the 29th player to captain the Tasmanian first-class team, but was never able to lead them to victory.http://www.tascricket.com.au/site/_content/document/00000019-source.pdf An exciting batsman with a preference for playing off the back foot, he played for South Hobart Cricket Club in the Tasmanian Grade Cricket competition, and still holds many records in that competition, including being the all-time leading run scorer.http://www.tascricket.com.au/site/_content/document/00000058-source.pdf Club career Ronald Morrisby still holds the record for the most runs in a single season in the Tasmanian Grade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Mair
Frederick Mair (15 April 1901 – 25 December 1959) was an Australian cricketer. He played twenty-two first-class matches for New South Wales between 1933/34 and 1937/38. See also * List of New South Wales representative cricketers This is a list of male cricketers who have played for New South Wales in first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket. It is complete to the end of the 2017–18 season. The list refers to the sides named as "New South Wales" and does not include pl ... References External links * 1901 births 1959 deaths Australian cricketers New South Wales cricketers Cricketers from Sydney 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-cricket-bio-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Macartney
Charles George Macartney (27 June 1886 – 9 September 1958) was an Australian cricketer who played in 35 Test matches between 1907 and 1926. He was known as "The Governor-General" in reference to his authoritative batting style and his flamboyant strokeplay, which drew comparisons with his close friend and role model Victor Trumper, regarded as one of the most elegant batsmen in cricketing history. Sir Donald Bradman—generally regarded as the greatest batsman in history—cited Macartney's dynamic batting as an inspiration in his cricket career. He started his career as a bowling all-rounder. He made his Test debut in 1907, primarily as a left arm orthodox spinner who was considered to be a useful lower-middle order right-hand batsman. As Macartney was initially selected for his flexibility, his position in the batting order was frequently shuffled and he was largely ineffective. His most noteworthy Test contribution in his early career was a match-winning ten wicket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammy Love
Hampden Stanley Bray Love (10 August 1895 – 22 July 1969) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test match for the Australia national cricket team in 1933. He replaced Bert Oldfield as wicket-keeper for the Ashes match played at Brisbane after Oldfield retired hurt in the Adelaide test of the Bodyline series. Love made his debut for New South Wales in the 1920–21 season but later switched to Victoria in order to gain more opportunities. He was Australia's second choice keeper for the first half of the 1930s but was unable to get a game due to Bert Oldfield William Albert Stanley Oldfield (9 September 1894 – 10 August 1976) was an Australian cricketer and businessman. He played for New South Wales and Australia as a wicket-keeper. Oldfield's 52 stumpings during his Test career remains a record ...'s keeping ability. He also was a more than useful batsman, hitting seven hundreds in 54 games with a top score of 192. References 1895 births 1969 deaths A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Leather
Thomas William Leather (2 June 1910 – 10 May 1991) was an Australian first-class cricketer who represented Victoria. He also played Australian rules football with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family Thomas William Leather was born at Rutherglen, Scotland on 2 June 1910. He married Edith Dorothy Ponsford (1904–1984), the sister of Bill Ponsford in 1939. They had two children; a daughter and a son. Their son, John Ponsford Leather, died suddenly in 1950, at the age of seven. Education He attended Caulfield Grammar School in 1925 and 1926. Football North Melbourne (VFL) Leather played 16 games and kicked 11 goals for North Melbourne in a brief career during the 1932 and 1933 VFL seasons. Williamstown (VFA) Granted a permit by the VFA to transfer from St Kilda to Williamstown on 12 April 1939, he played in 8 games for the Williamstown Football Club, in the VFA, in 1939. Cricket He appeared in four first-class cricket matches for Victoria in 1934 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
