Austin Diamond (10 July 1874 – 5 August 1966) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for New South Wales from 1899 to 1918, including 14 matches as captain.[1]
 Newspaper drawing of Austin Diamond in 1900 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 July 1874 Marsden, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 August 1966 (aged 92) Roseville, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1899–1918 | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 30 December 1899 New South Wales v Tasmania | ||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 26 December 1918 New South Wales v Victoria | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 April 2014 | |||||||||||||||
A disciplined and determined batsman, Diamond had his best season in 1906–07, when he scored 502 runs at an average of 83.66, including his only double-century, 210 not out against Victoria.[1][2] Diamond captained the unofficial Australian tour to Fiji, Canada and the US from May to September 1913. The tour included five first-class matches, as well as many minor matches.[1]
He served as a lieutenant with the 18th Australian Infantry Battalion in World War I. He played one last first-class match during the 1918–19 season.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 144.
- ^ "Sheffield Shield at Sydney, Jan 25-28 1907". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Austin Diamond". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
External links
edit- Austin Diamond at ESPNcricinfo
- Austin Diamond at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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