Jimmy Matthews
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Test debut (cap 99) | 12 January 1912 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 19 August 1912 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 24 August 2019 |
Thomas James Matthews (3 April 1884 – 14 October 1943) was an Australian
International cricket career
"Possibly the best all-round cricketer Williamstown has produced",
He is famed for being the only player to have ever taken two
Matthews took no other wickets in the match, giving him match figures of 6 wickets for 54 runs, but he did take a further 9 wickets in the series, including 4/29 in the fifth match of the series, again against South Africa.
Football
Prior to becoming an international cricketer, Matthews played
Military service
He enlisted in the First AIF in July 1915,[7] and was discharged on medical grounds in November 1917.
Post-war
Matthews worked as a groundsman at Williamstown Cricket Ground.[8] He died at the Caulfield Military Hospital on 14 October 1943.[9]
See also
- Test cricket hat-tricks
References
- ^ Current Topics: Local Test Cricketers, The Williamstown Chronicle, (Friday, 8 November 1946), p. 10.
- ^ "Two hat-tricks in the same match". ESPN Cricinfo. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ Baillie, E. H. M., "Late T.J. Matthews had "Hat-Trick" Record", The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 20 October 1943), p. 13.
- ^ Atkinson, p. 183.
- ^ Fiddian, Marc (2003), Seagulls over Williamstown, Williamstown, VIC: Williamstown Football Club, p. 25
- ^ Goal-Kickers, The Argus, (Monday, 5 September 1910), p. 5.
- ^ Sporting Echoes, The Flemington Spectator, (Thursday, 29 July 1915), p. 5.
- ^ Fiddian (2016), p. 47.
- ^ Deaths: Matthews, The Argus, (Friday, 15 October 1943), p. 2.
Sources
- A Testimonial is Being Organised for Cricketer Jimmy Matthews, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 3 February 1923), p. 4.
- Chaffey, E., "An Appeal for Distressed Cricketer (Letter to the Editor)", The Age, (Tuesday, 6 February 1923), p. 10.
- Matthews Helped: Good Response to Appeal, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 14 February 1923), p. 8.
- Atkinson, G. (1982) Everything you ever wanted to know about Australian rules football but couldn't be bothered asking, The Five Mile Press: Melbourne. ISBN 0 86788 009 0.
- Fiddian, M. (2016) The VFA: A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995, Melbourne Sports Books: Melbourne. ISBN
- National Archives of Australia: World War I Service Record: Thomas James Matthews (3837)
- The Australian War Memorial Collection: World War I Embarkation Roll: Matthews, Thomas James (3837)
- The Australian War Memorial Collection: World War I Nominal Roll: Matthews, Thomas James (3837)
External links
- Jimmy Matthews's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jimmy Matthews at ESPNcricinfo
- Cricket's Unsung Legend – The Jimmy Matthews Story by James Brear, 2012. Published by Ken Piesse Cricket Books.