Sydney Austin

Sydney Walter Austin (16 November 1866 – 9 September 1932) was an Australian cricketer.[1] He played eight first-class matches for New South Wales between April 1893 and February 1894.[2]

Sydney Austin
Personal information
Full nameSydney Walter Austin
Born(1866-11-16)16 November 1866
Sydney, Australia
Died9 September 1932(1932-09-09) (aged 65)
Sydney, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1892–1894New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 176
Batting average 14.66
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 43
Balls bowled 1797
Wickets 53
Bowling average 11.69
5 wickets in innings 6
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 8/14
Catches/stumpings 2/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 March 2018

All but one match of his first-class career came on New South Wales's tour of New Zealand in 1893–94, when he took 52 wickets in seven matches with his leg-spin, including 8 for 14 against Hawke's Bay.[3][4] In the 160-run victory over New Zealand he opened the bowling and bowled unchanged throughout, taking 7 for 63 and 6 for 35, as well as top-scoring in New South Wales's first innings with 43.[5]

He worked in the New South Wales Auditor-General's Department for 43 years. He died in 1932 and was survived by his wife and a son.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Sydney Austin". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  2. "Sydney Austin". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  3. "Hawke's Bay v New South Wales 1893–94". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. "First-class bowling for New South Wales in New Zealand 1893–94". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. "New Zealand v New South Wales 1893–94". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  6. "Mr. S. W. Austin". Sydney Morning Herald: 6. 13 September 1932. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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