Francis Toomey

Francis Joachim Toomey (8 February 1904 – 14 March 1992) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played three first-class matches for Otago in the 1934–35 and 1935–36 seasons.[1]

Francis Toomey
Personal information
Full name
Francis Joachim Toomey
Born(1904-02-08)8 February 1904
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died14 March 1992(1992-03-14) (aged 88)
Dunedin, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsCecil Toomey
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1934/35–1935/36Otago
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 May 2016

Toomey was born at Dunedin in 1904 and worked as a manager.[2] He made his first-class debut for Otago in February 1935, keeping wicket for Otago against Canterbury in the side's final Plunket Shield match of the season. He made his other two appearances for Otago the flowing season, playing in a Shield match against Auckland over the Christmas period before a match against the touring English side at New Year.[3]

Toomey died at Dunedin in 1992 aged 88.[1] Obituaries were published in the New Zealand Cricket Almanack and in the following year's Wisden. His brother, Cecil Toomey, also played first-class cricket, making seven appearances for Otago in the 1940s.[2]

References
  1. "Francis Toomey". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 130. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
  3. Francis Toomey, CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 May 2023. (subscription required)


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