Heinrich Schrader (sportsman)

Heinrich Christian Schrader (5 December 1893 – 10 June 1980) was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with University.

Heinrich Schrader
Personal information
Full name Heinrich Christian Schrader
Date of birth (1893-12-05)5 December 1893
Place of birth East Prahran, Victoria
Date of death 10 June 1980(1980-06-10) (aged 86)
Place of death East Kew, Victoria
Original team(s) Xavier College
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1914 University 13 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Career

A Xavier College recruit, Schrader appeared in 13 games and kicked four goals for University in the 1914 VFL season but failed to play in a winning side all year.

Much later, in 1930, Schrader made his first-class cricket debut when he was picked as a right-arm medium pace bowler to take on Tasmania at the MCG. He took three wickets in the match and made 42 with the bat, despite coming in at number 11.[1]

His second and only other first-class match came a year later against both the same opponents and on the same ground. Schrader took two wickets, including that of fellow dual VFL and cricket representative Laurie Nash.[2]

He played for Prahran Cricket Club, and was made life member in 1938.[3]

Family

He was a son of musician Hermann T. Schrader, and served overseas during World War I as an Infantry Captain in the 1st AIF; briefly as Major. He married Violette Beatrice Kerr c. 1920.

See also

References
  1. "Victoria v Tasmania 1929/30". CricketArchive.
  2. "Victoria v Tasmania 1930/31". CricketArchive.
  3. "Trade Personalities". The Age. No. 26385. Victoria, Australia. 9 November 1939. p. 8. Retrieved 25 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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