Tom McKibbin

Thomas Robert McKibbin (10 December 1870 in Bathurst, New South Wales – 15 December 1939 in Bathurst, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer who played in five Tests from 1895 to 1898.

McKibbin pictured 2nd left (Middle row) with the 1896 Australia national cricket team

Tom McKibbin
Tom McKibbin
Personal information
Full nameThomas Robert McKibbin
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow medium
International information
National side
  • Australian
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1894-95 to 1898-99New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 5 57
Runs scored 88 682
Batting average 14.66 10.02
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 28* 75
Balls bowled 1032
Wickets 17 320
Bowling average 29.17 19.67
5 wickets in innings 0 28
10 wickets in match 0 11
Best bowling 3/35 9/68
Catches/stumpings 4/0 46/0
Source: Cricinfo, 18 November 2019

A right-arm bowler who imparted tremendous spin to the ball, McKibbin sometimes had his action questioned, but he was never called for throwing.[1] He took 101 wickets at an average of 14.26 on the Australians' tour of England in 1896.[2] In 1896-97 he set a record for the Sheffield Shield when he took 44 wickets in the season, a figure which stood until 1934–35, when Chuck Fleetwood-Smith took 62 wickets.[3]

See also

References

  1. Williamson, Martin. "Tom McKibbin". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. "First-class Bowling in Each Season by Tom McKibbin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. "Bathurstian's Record". National Advocate: 4. 11 February 1935.


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