Algy Gehrs
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| Test debut (cap 87) | 5 March 1904 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 17 February 1911 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1902/03–1920/21 | South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 February 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Donald Raeburn Algernon Gehrs (29 November 1880 – 25 June 1953) was an Australian sportsman who played six
Described as "Tall, thickset and athletic", Gehrs played 13 games of football for South Adelaide in 1902 and seven games for North Adelaide in 1908.[1]
An aggressive opening batsman who liked to take on the fast bowlers, Gehrs played Sheffield Shield cricket for South Australia from 1902–03 to 1920–21.[2] In a first-class match against Western Australia in February 1906, he carried his bat for 148 not out in the first innings (of a team total of 235) and made 100 not out in the second innings.[3] His highest score was 170, when South Australia defeated Victoria by an innings at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1904–05.[4] In 1912-13 he scored 119 in 60 minutes against Western Australia in Adelaide.[2]
He toured
Gehrs was also a professional sprinter, who finished third in the Stawell Gift in 1904.[2]
Gehrs gained a diploma in mechanical engineering at the
References
- ^ G. Kruger, South Adelaide Football Club 1897-1907, Self-published, Adelaide, 2012, p. 6.
- ^ a b c The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, pp. 208–9.
- ^ "Western Australia v South Australia, 1905/06". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Victoria v South Australia 1904-05". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "1st Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Sydney, Dec 9-14 1910". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Former S.A. Test Batsman Dies". The Advertiser. Adelaide: 4. 26 June 1953.