John Tabart

John Lewis Benjamin Tabart (30 November 1827 9 September 1894), was an English cricket player, who played five games of first-class cricket for Tasmania.

John Tabart
Personal information
Full name
John Lewis Benjamin Tabart
Born(1827-11-30)30 November 1827
St Pancras, London, England
Died9 September 1894(1894-09-09) (aged 66)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
RelationsTom Tabart (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1850/51-1857/58Tasmania
First-class debut11-12 Feb 1851 Tasmania v Victoria
Last First-class4-5 March 1858 Tasmania v Victoria
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 80
Batting average 11.42
100s/50s /
Top score 20
Balls bowled 4
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/
Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2011

He has the distinction of having played in the first ever first-class cricket match in Australia.[1] In the extremely low-scoring match, his attacking 15 not out in the second innings, after Tasmania had lost six wickets for 15 in pursuit of 36 for victory, was crucial.[2]

John Tabart died on 9 September 1894 in Launceston, Tasmania at the age of 66.

See also

References

  1. Tasmania v Victoria 1850-51 Archived 8 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Roger Page, A History of Tasmanian Cricket, Government Printer, Hobart, 1958, pp. 19-20.
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