Tom Elliott Klose (22 January 1918 – 13 June 1986) was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for South Australia between 1939 and 1950.
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| Full name | Tom Elliott Klose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 January 1918 Adelaide, South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 June 1986 (aged 68) Nailsworth, Adelaide, South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox, left-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1939–40 to 1949–50 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A middle-order batsman, left-arm orthodox spin or medium-pace bowler and brilliant fieldsman, Tom Klose was considered one of Australia's most promising young cricketers immediately before World War II.[1][2] In his debut first-class season of 1939–40 he made 305 runs at an average of 23.46, took 18 wickets at 16.88, and took 10 catches.[3][4]
Klose served in the Army from 1940 to 1945.[5] He played a few seasons after the war without fulfilling his youthful promise. He retained his fielding skill, however: playing for Prospect in the 1948–49 Adelaide season, he won the competition fielding prize with 62 points, well ahead of the second-placed player, Neil Dansie, on 39.[6]
References
edit- ^ "War Will Interfere with Chances of These Bright Cricketers". Smith's Weekly: 6. 23 December 1939.
- ^ Whitington, R. S. (11 November 1939). "Victorians Here Next Week". The Mail: 17.
- ^ "First-class batting and fielding in each season by Tom Klose". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "First-class bowling in each season by Tom Klose". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Klose, Tom Elliott". World War Two Nominal Roll. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Fielding Prize to Klose". Advertiser: 11. 1 April 1949.
External links
edit- Tom Klose at ESPNcricinfo
- Tom Klose at CricketArchive