Jack Tooher
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| Full name | John Andrew Tooher |
| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Sydney, New South Wales |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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John Andrew Tooher (18 November 1846 – 23 May 1941) was an Australian first-class cricketer for New South Wales and a Test cricket umpire.[1]
Tooher was a right-handed batsman who played one match in 1875/76, batting last and scoring 0 not out in his only innings; New South Wales nevertheless beat Victoria by an innings.[2]
Tooher umpired 13 first-class matches between 1892 and 1898.[3] His first was the Test match between Australia and England in Sydney on 29 January to 3 February 1892, when he partnered with Tom Flynn. He witnessed Alick Bannerman scoring only 67 runs in a complete day's play, and a hat-trick to England's Johnny Briggs in a match in which Australia came from over 150 runs behind on the first innings to win by 72 runs.[4] It was Tooher's only Test match.[1]
In a match between Victoria and New South Wales in January 1894, Tooher delayed the start of the last day's play because he believed the pitch was too wet. When play did start, Victoria collapsed and lost the match. Their captain, Jack Blackham, blamed Tooher for the defeat, saying that he had delayed the start until the pitch was sticky and favoured the bowlers. Tooher took exception to the remarks and retired, but later accepted an apology and returned to umpiring.[5]
Tooher worked in Sydney in the Government Printing Office. In 1912, when he celebrated 50 years working there, he was the foreman in the binding section.[6]
Before his death aged 94 in May 1941, Tooher had been the oldest surviving New South Wales representative cricketer for several years.[7][8]
See also
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."John Tooher". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Victoria v New South Wales 1875-76". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."John Tooher as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Australia vs England, 2nd Test at Sydney, Jan 29 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Intercolonial Cricket Match". The Age: 10. 3 February 1894.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cricket". Referee: 8. 12 June 1912.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Oldest Cricketer Seriously Ill". The Daily Telegraph: 14. 12 May 1941.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Oldest N.S.W. Cricketer -- Mr. Jack Tooher". Referee: 13. 15 October 1936.
- Pollard, Jack, "Australian Cricket: 1803-1893, The Formative Years". Sydney, The Book Company, 1995. (Template:ISBN)
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