Tom Warne (13 January 1870 – 7 July 1944) was an Australian cricketer. He played 46 first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1895 and 1912.[1] He toured New Zealand with the Australian team in 1909–10 but did not play Test cricket.
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| Full name | Tom Summerhayes Warne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 January 1870 North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 July 1944 (aged 74) Carlton, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Frank Warne (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1894–95 to 1911–12 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editWarne's top score for Victoria was 153 against Tasmania in 1911–12, in the second innings of his last first-class match, when he captained Victoria.[2] In 1901–02 he carried his bat for 61 not out when A. C. MacLaren's XI dismissed Victoria for 129.[3] His best bowling figures were 6 for 50 against New South Wales in 1906–07.[4]
Warne played in the Victorian team against the touring England team on 20 December, 1907. [5]
Over almost 30 years he made nearly 10,000 runs for Carlton in Melbourne district cricket. In 1898–99 he became the first person in the competition to score 1000 runs in a season, with 1011 runs at an average of 126, including a top score of 402 against Richmond. He spent the rest of his life as the curator of Carlton's ground.[6] He died at his residence at the ground. He and his wife Alice had six sons (including the cricketer Frank Warne) and six daughters.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tom Warne". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Tasmania v Victoria 1911–12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Victoria v A. C. MacLaren's XI 1901–02". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Victoria v New South Wales 1906–07". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ VICTORIA V. ENGLAND. (1907, December 11). Tasmanian News (Hobart, Tas. : 1883 - 1911), p. 1 (FOURTH EDITION). Retrieved January 9, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article186381774
- ^ E. H. M. Baillie, "Tommy Warne Made Wickets and Records", The Sporting Globe, 12 July 1944, p. 15.
- ^ The Argus, 10 July 1944, p. 10.
External links
edit- Tom Warne at ESPNcricinfo
- Tom Warne at CricketArchive