Bernard Thomas 'Bernie' Considine (8 April 1925 – 4 June 1989) was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Tasmania as well as Australian rules football with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Bernard Considine | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bernard Thomas Considine | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Ararat, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 4 June 1989 (aged 64)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Old Paradians | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1952–53 | Hawthorn | 16 (7) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Prior to his sporting career, Considine served with the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II.[2]
Considine, an Old Paradian, played regularly for Hawthorn from Round 7 in the 1952 VFL season. He managed just three senior appearances the next season and ended his league career with 16 games and seven goals. He then moved to Tasmania to coach the Cooee Football Club in the 1954 North West Football Union season.[3]
As a right arm fast bowler, Considine took 25 wickets at 29.44 from eight first-class matches. His best bowling performance was figures of 6/85 which were taken when he represented Victoria against Western Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in a Sheffield Shield match.[4] The Ararat born paceman played one match for Tasmania, in 1954/55, against the Marylebone Cricket Club and his three top order wickets were Denis Compton, Len Hutton and Reg Simpson.[5]
His younger brothers, Maurie and Frank also played football for Hawthorn.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bernard Thomas Considine". Find a Grave.
- ^ "World War II Roll: Bernard Thomas Considine". Commonwealth of Australia.
- ^ "Considine To Coach Cooee". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 21 December 1953. p. 20. Retrieved 3 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Victoria v Western Australia 1952/53". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Tasmania v Marylebone Cricket Club 1954/55". CricketArchive.
- ^ "On way to seniors". The Argus. Melbourne. 19 May 1954. p. 25. Retrieved 3 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- Bernard Considine's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Cricinfo: Bernard Considine