Hans Irvine Ebeling MBE (1 January 1905 – 12 January 1980) was an Australian cricketer and cricket administrator.
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| Born | 1 January 1905 Avoca, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 January 1980 (aged 75) Bentleigh East, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Allrounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 152) | 18 August 1934 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Family edit
Ebeling's father, Arthur John Claus Frederick Ebeling (1863-1910),[1] was of German descent.[2] His mother was Mary Grace Ebeling (1869-1948), née Mochett,[3] Hans Irvine Ebeling was born in Avoca, Victoria on 1 January 1905.
He married Myra Aileen Conry on 5 October 1936.[4]
Education edit
Ebeling was educated at Caulfield Grammar School from 1919 to 1922,[5] where he played cricket in the school's First XI, football (in the ruck, and at centre half-forward) in its First XVIII, and as a miler in its athletic team.[6]
He dead-heated (with J. Manning of Camberwell Grammar) for first place in the open mile race at the combined Associated Grammar School Sports meeting on 4 November 1921.[7] In one match, against Camberwell Grammar in June 1922, he kicked 13 goals.[8]
The association of parents who support school cricket at Caulfield Grammar is named after him. He is the only Caulfield Grammarian to have played Test cricket.
Cricket edit
He captained Victoria to two Sheffield Shield championships in four years (1934 and 1938), captained the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) to four premierships, and played in his sole Test match against England in 1934.
A Squadron-Leader in World War II, he served as a member of the board of the MCC—a body which oversees not only the club's sporting teams but also the operations of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)—for 45 years and was serving his first year as MCC President when he died. During this time, he helped to organise the 1977 Centenary Test between England and Australia at the MCG.
In 1999, the Melbourne Cricket Club selected him in its Team of the Century.
Military service edit
He served with the RAAF during World War II.[9]
Death edit
He died at East Bentleigh on 12 January 1980 aged 75.[10][11][12]
Footnotes edit
- ^ Deaths: Ebeling, The Argus, (Thursday, 15 September 1910), p.1.
- ^ "Test Cricketers with German Origins". www.footyalmanac.com.au.
- ^ Marriages: Ebeling—Mochett, The Australasian, (Saturday, 4 August 1888), p.57; Deaths: Ebeling, The Argus, (Tuesday, 3 August 1948), p.2.
- ^ Weddings & Engagements: Ebeling—Conry, The Australasian, (Saturday, 10 October 1936), p.12.
- ^ Webber (1981), p.290.
- ^ Wilkinson (1997), pp.72-74, 147.
- ^ Grammar School Athletics, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 12 November 1921), p.72; Public School Sports, The Age, (Saturday, 5 November 1921), p.14.
- ^ Associated Grammar Schools, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 1 July 1922), p.77.
- ^ Hans Ebeling For R.A.A.F., The Herald, (Friday, 4 July 1941), p.10.
- ^ Deaths: Ebeling, The Age, (Monday, 14 January 1980), p.21.
- ^ Ebeling Dies, The Canberra Times, (Sunday, 13 January 1980), p.17.
- ^ McFarline, Peter, "Hans Ebeling and his Grand Dream", The Age, (Monday, 14 January 1980), p.26.
References edit
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Flight Lieutenant Hans Irvine Ebeling (252842), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- Webber, Horace (1981). Years May Pass On... Caulfield Grammar School, 1881–1981. Centenary Committee, Caulfield Grammar School, (East St Kilda). ISBN 0-9594242-0-2.
- Wilkinson, Ian R. (1997). The Fields At Play – 115 years of sport at Caulfield Grammar School 1881–1996. Playright Publishing. ISBN 0-949853-60-7.
External links edit
Media related to Hans Ebeling at Wikimedia Commons- Hans Ebeling at ESPNcricinfo
- MCC biography
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