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Full name | Frank Leslie Oliver Thorn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia | 16 August 1912||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 February 1942 Gasmata, New Britain, Territory of New Guinea | (aged 29)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1937–1939 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 17 December 2019 |
Frank Leslie Oliver Thorn (16 August 1912 – 11 February 1942) was an Australian cricketer. He played seven first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1937 and 1939. [1]
Thorn was a medium-paced bowler who dismissed Don Bradman for five in the Sheffield Shield when Bradman was aiming to hit a world-record seventh consecutive first-class century in 1938–39. [2] [3] He had taken 5 for 111 and 5 for 74 against Tasmania earlier in the same season. [4]
Thorn joined the Royal Australian Air Force in February 1941. [5] He was a member of a bomber's crew that crashed during a mission to bomb Japanese destroyers at Gasmata harbour in New Britain in February 1942. The plane's wreckage was not found for more than 60 years. [2]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Frank Leslie Oliver Thorn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia | 16 August 1912||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 February 1942 Gasmata, New Britain, Territory of New Guinea | (aged 29)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1937–1939 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 17 December 2019 |
Frank Leslie Oliver Thorn (16 August 1912 – 11 February 1942) was an Australian cricketer. He played seven first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1937 and 1939. [1]
Thorn was a medium-paced bowler who dismissed Don Bradman for five in the Sheffield Shield when Bradman was aiming to hit a world-record seventh consecutive first-class century in 1938–39. [2] [3] He had taken 5 for 111 and 5 for 74 against Tasmania earlier in the same season. [4]
Thorn joined the Royal Australian Air Force in February 1941. [5] He was a member of a bomber's crew that crashed during a mission to bomb Japanese destroyers at Gasmata harbour in New Britain in February 1942. The plane's wreckage was not found for more than 60 years. [2]