John McIlwraith (cricketer)

John McIlwraith (7 September 1857 - 5 July 1938) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1886.[1]

John McIlwraith
Personal information
Full nameJohn McIlwraith
Born(1857-09-07)7 September 1857
Collingwood, Victoria
Died5 July 1938(1938-07-05) (aged 80)
Camberwell, Victoria
BattingRight-handed
International information
National side
  • Australian
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 1 44
Runs scored 9 1468
Batting average 4.50 24.06
100s/50s 0/0 2/6
Top score 7 133
Balls bowled 0 0
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average - -
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling - -
Catches/stumpings 1/0 24/0
Source: Cricinfo, 28 April 2019

Life and career

Jack McIlwraith was the son of John McIlwraith, the co-founder of the McIlwraith McEacharn shipping company and Mayor of Melbourne in 1873-74,[2] and the nephew of Thomas McIlwraith, who was several times Premier of Queensland. Jack was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne.[3] He worked with McIlwraith McEacharn, managing the Melbourne office while still in his twenties, and later became a director.[4][3] He was also involved with the company's lead-manufacturing concern.[5]

McIlwraith played for Melbourne Cricket Club, scoring more than 1500 runs in the 1883-84 season.[6] He was selected to play for Victoria in 1884-85.[3] He was the outstanding batsman in the short Australian first-class season in 1885-86, scoring 315 runs at an average of 78.75, with two centuries; only one other batsman scored a century, and the next most successful batsman made 201 runs.[7]

McIlwraith pictured 4th left (middle row) with 1886 Australian team

He toured England in 1886 with the Australian team, but was only moderately successful in a team that lost all three Tests. He was handicapped on English pitches by the lack of a sound defence, and made only 520 runs at an average of 16.25.[8] He improved towards the end of the tour and played in the Third Test, but scored only 2 and 7 in an innings defeat.[3][9] He continued playing for Victoria until 1889, when he retired to concentrate on the family business.[8]

McIlwraith was also a leading Australian rules footballer for Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) during the 1880s.[10]

When he died on 5 July 1938 he left no family, his wife and only daughter having pre-deceased him.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Obituaries in 1939". Wisden. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. Hone, J. Ann. "McIlwraith, John (1828–1902)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  3. "Jack McIlwraith Passes: Was Fine Batsman". Sporting Globe: 13. 13 July 1938.
  4. "Mr. John McIlwraith". Cricket: 113–14. 13 May 1886.
  5. "Mr. John McIlwraith". The Argus: 2. 8 July 1938.
  6. "John McIlwraith". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  7. "First-class Batting and Fielding in Australia for 1885/86". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  8. The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 352.
  9. "3rd Test, Australia tour of England at London, Aug 12-14 1886". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  10. Atkinson, p. 182.

Sources
  • Atkinson, G. (1982) Everything you ever wanted to know about Australian rules football but couldn't be bothered asking, The Five Mile Press: Melbourne. ISBN 0 86788 009 0
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