Ernest Toovey
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 July 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ernest Albert Toovey
slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Warwick
, Queensland.
Toovey served in the
Ordinary seaman Toovey,[1] were captured by the Japanese and spent the remainder of the war in Prisoner of War camps. While imprisoned, he reportedly resisted recommendations to have his leg amputated because of an ulcer, telling his captors "You can't take my leg off because I've got to play cricket for Queensland."[2] His time as a prisoner saw Toovey put to work as part of the forced labour constructing the Thai-Burma Railway.[3]
Following the end of the war and his release from Japanese captivity, Toovey stuck by his wartime aim of playing cricket for Queensland by making his
half centuries he made, this score came against Victoria in the 1950–51 Sheffield Shield.[6] Following his playing career for Queensland, he served as a selector for the Queensland side, as well as serving on the Queensland panel as chairman for nearly 25 years, before retiring in 1989.[2] He was also the President of Northern Suburbs District Cricket Club
.
Outside of cricket, he played baseball for
Mitchelton, Queensland, on 18 July 2012. His funeral was held at St Brigids Catholic Church, Red Hill, Queensland, on 24 July.[3]
References
- ^ "82 "Perth" Survivors Released". The Argus. 7 September 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Ernest Toovey dies aged 90". ESPNcricinfo. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d McClenahan, Peter (18 July 2012). "VALE Ern Toovey MBE OAM 16 May 1922 – 18 July 2012". Baseball Queensland. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ern Toovey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ern Toovey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Victoria v Queensland, 1951/52 Sheffield Shield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
External links
- Ernest Toovey at ESPNcricinfo
- Ernest Toovey at CricketArchive