Ernie Toshack with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 information
Australian cricketer's role in a pivotal test match series in 1948
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Ernie Toshack
Toshack in about 1947
Personal information
Full name
Ernest Raymond Herbert Toshack
Born
(1914-12-08)8 December 1914 Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
Died
11 May 2003(2003-05-11) (aged 88) Bobbin Head, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname
The Black Prince
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Left-arm medium-pace
Role
Specialist bowler
International information
National side
Australia
Test debut
10 June 1948 v England
Last Test
22 July 1948 v England
Career statistics
Competition
Tests
FC
Matches
4
15
Runs scored
51
78
Batting average
51.00
8.66
100s/50s
0/0
0/0
Top score
20*
20*
Balls bowled
1,039
3,012
Wickets
11
50
Bowling average
33.09
21.12
5 wickets in innings
1
4
10 wickets in match
0
0
Best bowling
5/40
7/81
Catches/stumpings
0/0
2/0
Source: Test and First-class statistics from ESPNCricinfo, 27 December 2007
Ernie Toshack was a member of Donald Bradman's famous Australian cricket team, which toured England in 1948 and was undefeated in their 34 matches. This unprecedented feat by a Test side touring England earned Bradman's men the sobriquet The Invincibles.
A left-arm medium-pace seam bowler, Toshack was a member of the first-choice team, and played in the first four Test matches before succumbing to a persistent knee injury. Toshack contained the English batsmen with leg theory in between the new ball bursts of Keith Miller and Ray Lindwall. He took 11 wickets in the Tests; his most notable performance was the 5/40 he took in the second innings of the Second Test at Lord's.[1] However, his knee failed in the first innings of the Fourth Test when he took 1/112. He was unable to bowl in the second innings and missed the Fifth Test, marking the end of his Test career.
For the entire tour, Toshack took 50 first-class wickets at a bowling average of 21.12 with four five-wicket innings hauls, including a best of 7/81 against Yorkshire at Bramall Lane. He also took 6/51 in the first innings of the match against the Marylebone Cricket Club, who were almost entirely represented by English Test cricketers, playing a key part in an innings victory. With little batting ability, Toshack usually batted last in Australia's line-up and scored 78 runs at a batting average of 8.66, the worst first-class aggregate and average among the tourists. However, in the Tests, he was dismissed only once and averaged 51.00 with a series of tail-wagging performances, including his career best of 20 not out.
^This notation (5/40) means that Toshack took five wickets and conceded 40 runs.
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