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.

Tom Warne
Personal information
Full name
Tom Summerhayes Warne
Born(1870-01-13)13 January 1870
North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died7 July 1944(1944-07-07) (aged 74)
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin
RelationsFrank Warne (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1894–95 to 1911–12Victoria
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 46
Runs scored 2148
Batting average 31.58
100s/50s 2/16
Top score 153
Balls bowled 2870
Wickets 51
Bowling average 36.88
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/50
Catches/stumpings 31/0
Source: Cricket Archive, 12 June 2015

Biography

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tom Warne". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Tasmania v Victoria 1911–12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Victoria v A. C. MacLaren's XI 1901–02". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Victoria v New South Wales 1906–07". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  5. ^ VICTORIA V. ENGLAND. (1907, December 11). Tasmanian News (Hobart, Tas. : 1883 - 1911), p. 1 (FOURTH EDITION). Retrieved January 9, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article186381774
  6. ^ E. H. M. Baillie, "Tommy Warne Made Wickets and Records", The Sporting Globe, 12 July 1944, p. 15.
  7. ^ The Argus, 10 July 1944, p. 10.
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