Australian Take a look at cricketer Alan “Froggy” Thomson has died aged 76.
The Victorian paceman, who performed 4 Take a look at matches in the course of the 1970/71 Ashes collection, handed away on Monday, his brother confirmed.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart I announce the dying of my solely older brother and previous Australian Take a look at Cricketer Alan ‘Froggy’ Thomson,” he wrote.
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“Being in hospital after a fall simply days in the past he was being operated on for a hip substitute nevertheless it was simply an excessive amount of for his frail physique and he handed away a bit over an hour in the past.
“He leaves a son Chris and daughter Sally and a few grandkids from every. Additional particulars can be posted because it‘s been dealt with by the coroner.
“I’m proud to have been his brother and see his many achievements first hand. Loads of reminiscences. Love you mate.”
Well-known for his distinctive bowling model, Thomson is remembered by many Australian cricket followers for his front-on windmill-like motion.
He made his first-class debut for Victoria in January 1969, taking 11 wickets in a tour match in opposition to the West Indies later that summer season.
In November 1969, Thomson bowled the opening supply of the primary Record A cricket match on Australian soil.
“Individuals who have been mesmerised by his motion as an alternative of watching the ball had actual issues. He had a really totally different motion,” former Australian captain Ian Chappell instructed the Sydney Morning Herald.
“I made certain I watched the ball. He was vigorous however probably not fast and since he was so front-on he introduced the again in, which I didn’t discover all that tough to play, though he may take the odd leg-cutter away from you.”
Thomson made his Take a look at debut in opposition to England in November 1970, bowling the primary supply of that summer season’s Ashes collection on the Gabba.
He completed with 12 costly wickets at 54.50, sharing the brand new ball with Australian debutant Dennis Lillee in his final Take a look at match at Adelaide Oval.
Thomson famously took the primary wicket in males’s one-day worldwide cricket, dismissing England opener Geoff Boycott for 8 on the MCG in January 1971.
It will be his solely ODI wicket.
The correct-armer claimed 133 wickets at 24.70 in 29 Sheffield Defend matches for Victoria, together with career-best figures of 8/87 in opposition to New South Wales.
He received a Sheffield Defend title with Victoria in 1970.
Following his retirement, Thomson officiated six VFL matches between 1970 and 1972, later serving as a major college instructor earlier than turning into a courier.
“Froggy, as he was recognized to many, was an impressive contributor to Australian and, significantly, Victorian cricket,” Cricket Australia chair Lachlan Henderson mentioned in a press release.
“Whereas Alan can be fondly remembered for his unorthodox bowling motion, the talent he displayed in taking part in 4 Assessments for Australia and as a member of Victoria’s Sheffield Defend-winning group of 1969/70 shouldn’t be forgotten.”
