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Tommy Andrews

1890 – 1970

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Lived 1890 – 1970 (aged 79). Tommy Andrews was an Australian cricketer.

Thomas James Edwin Andrews (26 August 1890 – 28 January 1970) was an Australian cricketer who played in 16 Tests from 1921 to 1926. At the end of Australia's tour of England in 1921, The Cricketer ranked him as the third best Australian batsman on that year's tour behind Warren Bardsley and Charlie Macartney.

Andrews was an attractive batsman who could bat anywhere in the order, a useful leg-spin bowler, and one of the great cover-point fieldsmen of his day. The Cricketer described him as "very strong and stockily built" with "the sort of hands that resist without discomfort the hardest hits and which, moreover, always seem to be in the right place to gather the ball." "Quickness of foot, clever anticipation and a beautiful return made by the flick of a wrist, are his in addition; and the complete result is a perfect fieldsman." He made his Test debut in the tour of England in 1921, scoring 92 opening the batting in the Third Test, and 94 at number four in the Fifth Test. He also toured England in 1926, when he was unsuccessful in the Tests but scored heavily in other matches.

After he retired from cricket, Andrews took over the family monumental masonry firm.

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Who was Tommy Andrews?

cricketer (1890-1970)

When was Tommy Andrews born?

Tommy Andrews was born on 26 August 1890 in Newtown.

When did Tommy Andrews die?

Tommy Andrews died on 28 January 1970 in Croydon.

What was Tommy Andrews's occupation?

Tommy Andrews was a cricketer.

What nationality was Tommy Andrews?

Tommy Andrews was Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tommy Andrews

· Wikidata: Q7819179

· DBpedia: Tommy Andrews (cricketer)

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