Tom Warne
Australian cricketer
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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.
North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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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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Source: Cricket Archive, 12 June 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
Warne'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]