Pud Thurlow

Pud Thurlow

Personal information
Full name	Hugh Motley Thurlow
Born	(1903-01-10)10 January 1903 Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Died	3 December 1975(1975-12-03) (aged 72) Rosalie, Queensland, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Australia
Only Test (cap 141)	29 January 1932 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1928–1934	Queensland
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 1 31 Runs scored 0 202 Batting average 0.00 5.31 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 0 23 Balls bowled 234 6608 Wickets 0 80 Bowling average – 42.88 5 wickets in innings 0 5 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 0/33 6/59 Catches/stumpings 0/0 10/0
Source: CricketArchive, 2 February 2009

Hugh Motley 'Pud' Thurlow (born 10 January 1903, Townsville, Queensland, died 3 December 1975, Rosalie, Queensland) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1932.^[1]

‘Pud’ was called up for the fourth match against South Africa in Adelaide in 1931-32, which Australia won, and never played for his country again. He opened the bowling twice and finished with 0-86 for the match, perhaps no disgrace considering Clarrie Grimmett and Bill O'Reilly shared 18 wickets on a spin-friendly deck.

Thurlow batted once and was run out for a duck, but considering he was a No.11 this hardly seemed a crime worthy of lifetime banishment from the team. Scroll up the scoresheet, however, and the mystery becomes clearer: Don Bradman was the man stranded at the far end ... not out 299.^[2]

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