Percy McDonnell
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| Full name | Percy Stanislaus McDonnell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 November 1860 Kensington, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 September 1896 (aged 35) South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1878–1884 | Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1885–1892 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1894–1895 | Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Percy Stanislaus McDonnell (13 November 1860 – 24 September 1896[1]) was an Australian cricketer who captained the Australian Test team in six matches, including the tour of England in 1888.[2]
McDonnell was an attacking batsman and his averages are among the very best of his era. His top Test score of 147[3] was made in a partnership of 199 with Alick Bannerman at the SCG when the other 9 batsman in the team contributed 29 to the team score.[4]
In 1886/7, McDonnell became the first Test captain ever to win the toss and elect to field. He had mixed results. England were dismissed for just 45, but nonetheless won the match.[5]
McDonnell died of cardiac failure[1] at his South Brisbane residence[6] aged 35 and his funeral proceed from there to the Toowong Cemetery.[7][8]
Gallery
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1888 Australian team in England, captained by Percy McDonnell -
Percy McDonnell's Test career batting graph. -
Percy McDonnell's grave.
References
- ^ a b McDonnell, Percy Stanislaus (1860–1896), — Australian Dictionary of Biography
- ^ Australian Captain’s Playing Record By Series In Test Matches Archived 26 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, — CricketArchive
- ^ Profile of Percy McDonnell, — Cricinfo
- ^ 1st TEST: Australia v England, Report, — Cricinfo
- ^ Report – 1st Test 1886–1887, — Cricinfo
- ^ "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LIII, no. 12, 075. Queensland, Australia. 25 September 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 7 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LIII, no. 12, 075. Queensland, Australia. 25 September 1896. p. 1. Retrieved 7 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ McDonnell Percy Stanislaus Archived 1 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search