Montagu Toller

Montagu Toller
Personal information
Full name	Montagu Henry Toller
Born	1 January 1871; Barnstaple, Devon, England
Died	5 August 1948 (aged 77); Meon Beach, Titchfield, Hampshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
1897	Somerset
Career statistics
Matches	6
Runs scored	77
Batting average	7.70
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	17
Balls bowled	25
Wickets	1
Bowling average	15.00
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	1/15
Catches/stumpings	1/–
Medal record
Representing United Kingdom
Men's Cricket
	Source: CricketArchive, 22 December 2015

Montagu Henry Toller (1 January 1871 – 5 August 1948) was an English cricket player. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler.

Life

Toller was born in Barnstaple, Devon. He was in the cricket XI and the rugby XV at Blundell's School. He was a solicitor by profession. He died in Titchfield, Hampshire, aged 77.

County career

Toller played six first-class matches for Somerset in 1897. His highest first-class score was 17 against Surrey. He only bowled once in first-class cricket, taking one wicket for 15 runs against Philadelphia. He also played for Devon.

Olympics

Toller was a member of the gold medal winning Great Britain cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics,^[1] the only time cricket has featured in the Olympics. In the only game against France he scored 2 runs in the Great Britain first innings and did not bat in the second. He took seven wickets for just nine runs in the French second innings.

References

^ "Olympians Who Played First-Class Cricket". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

External links

Buchanan, Ian British Olympians. Guinness Publishing (1991) ISBN 0-85112-952-8
Olympic final scorecard
Cricket Archive profile

[1] "Olympians Who Played First-Class Cricket". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

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