november january australian cricketer played test matches specialist batsman captain led australia total tests winning seven losing test cricket scored runs average innings including centuries toured england times australian team tours captain captain australian cricket team england widely recognised best teams australian cricket history compact man strong driver ball playing cricket opening batsman patient batsman known solid defence able score quickly required sydney scored minutes including boundaries assist team defeating english man score runs test series score centuries series nature teammates respected broad cricket knowledge tempered strong personality fair play field teammates gave nickname supposed resemblance australian boxer cricket career interrupted times obligations farmer growing wheat south_australia later wool tasmania member bodies dedicated agriculture tasmania including responsible authority pioneer activities rabbit pasture improvement entered politics standing independent forceful speaker retained seat death following operation early life career born november south_australia sixth son grain merchant wife isabella née educated took interest cricket age scored record runs inter collegiate match annual fixture fierce rival future test team mate later beat record scoring long included combined south australian victoria played australian runs manner saw senior players hail future champion father fondness sport sent away cricket australian rules football teams spend months later worked bank time father appointed manager wheat farm working farm added size strength athletic frame selected south australian team age father allow time farm play years bush returned adelaide cricket opened sports store street adelaide soon selected represent south_australia inter colonial cricket class cricket debut new_south_wales adelaide oval scoring south_australia won match runs season touring england team captained maiden class century test career consolidation test england sydney cricket ground saw test debut innings australia runs including centuries dismissed golden duck bowled ball played tests series scoring runs average innings included australian team tour england topped scoring tour runs average including centuries stated proved best present day left handed batsmen tour england won series tests brought team australia contest ashes australia won series comfortably tests started season poorly scoring duck tourists south_australia match team mate scored double century went dominate series bat maiden test century test sydney cricket ground australia follow left tests prevent england winning wickets test home town adelaide scored runs australia won match innings runs reached century hitting eastern gate nearby park time player reached hit ground innings player hit test australia prior awarded ball hit ground later hit test england returning sydney fifth final test scored runs scored total batted minutes hitting boundaries australia successfully chased fourth innings came minutes time fastest test century scored end season player score runs series player score centuries series chosen team mates captain australian team touring england team strongest seen england time cricket reference book stating common consent australians formed strongest combination come colonies great captained proved best captains took team field australians lost matches played tour winning finishing draws test reach decisive result second test lord australia won wickets centuries wicket haul fast bowler aside hill seen best batsman australians claimed certain point responsibilities tell weeks tour played cricket tour scored runs average topping averages aggregate team named deeds cricketer reconciled father sporting sports store operation father purchased sheep station covering acres central tasmania ordered run property pain exclusion complied father wishes moved family remote station kilometres dirt track nearest town tiny stood class cricket nearly years december convinced return captain australians touring english tests english captained won test sydney convincingly innings runs second test melbourne played rain affected pitch won toss sent australia bat sticky wicket hours teams dismissed australia holding lead innings runs realising danger pitch held leading batsmen ordered batting line opened batting alongside pair held english minutes considered runs best innings barnes managed grab wickets final half hour leave australians stumps called wickets fell day play importantly australia run lead batsmen calibre hill bat day perfect pitch australian batsmen established match winning lead eventually winning test runs test adelaide australia team score runs win fourth innings test match hill led record making run chase scored runs captained final tests returned farm australia won tests series retain ashes return cricket agreed lead australian cricket team england cold wet summer australian team won close fought series strong english team tests given strength opposition australian team referred best australian teams assembled team included players calibre armstrong noble later included australian cricket hall fame team lost matches tour saying travelling team harder victory completely personal considerations prime object winning matches formed splendid round combination test finished draw rain saved australians dismissed innings took seven wickets runs rain ruined second test lord final days washed test test match played lane saw australia win runs century hill noble taking dismissed twice barnes scoring test captain pair australia won fourth test runs took wickets match batsman came england needing runs secure victory brought field prevented rhodes scoring balls left face dismissed fourth ball win match australia england won fifth final test oval wicket chasing england scored century minutes help england victory star australians scored runs easily beating record colonial batsman english season set important australian team previously checked australians board carriage ground later simply ask aboard giving driver ahead mixed tour bat started tour way promised great things form fell good deal standard tremendous hitting power times value likely season hard wickets good record return trip australia touring team stopped play tests south_africa nations australia won series tests form poor successive innings tour returned took year break class cricket absence noble captained australian team touring english final tour retirement australian team tour england selected returned class cricket south_australia won selection touring squad named captain weaker australian bowling attack saw resort defensive measures tour measures included directing armstrong bowl leg breaks leg placed seven measures unpopular english public saw matches tour finish draws matches won australia said leaving aside long score oval finest batsman test games playing superb cricket trying conditions old fourth test ninety minutes innings included thirteen boundaries drives despite efforts england won test innings runs losing english opposite number summer decided different approach festival match late tour toss approached jackson stripped waist suggested fun wrestle choice innings tour test cricket foray claimed continuing tour unfair wife retired class cricket season class career runs including centuries average club cricket adelaide joe scored heavily averaged continued runs club cricket right middle age runs hour including ball playing age successful run chase team break minutes newly formed known saw attempting remove control international cricket tours players refer cricket administrators dead heads later represented delegate outside cricket following retirement big cricket returned sheep station involved range agricultural activities pioneered measures rabbits introduced pest plague proportions australia active member organisations organising body imported south australian improve flock wool topped sales occasions introduced subterranean tasmania moved suburb later formed elected cambridge electorate independent retained position parliament death parliament colleagues teammate tour england recognised colleagues forceful nonsense speaker 1930s won exemption land tax small farmers end parliamentary career appointed investigate charges findings commission released death saw government minister found guilty accepting bribes commander order british empire new year honours recognition work member married wheat farmer daughter raised children sons daughters surgery died january buried cemetery ceremony survived wife children style personality compact build standing feet inches metres weighing stone pounds teammates thought dark hair blue eyes similar boxer answered nickname time cricket time working father farm developed strength game south_australia challenged naked wrestle fast bowler informal initiation team team mates surprise managed defeat larger jones left handed strong driver ball showed batsman face bat necessary defender wicket fellow players thought defensive approach batting best driving hard south australian australian team mate thought australian cut shots travelled faster past point remarkable combination power driving choose let loose tremendous left handed batsman rate time possessed defence gives idea great natural hitter play steady game holds record innings complete career dismissed strong personality independent outlook knew thought destined leader undertook strong drink tobacco found difficult tolerate alcohol normally tempered displeasure crowd lord defensive effort face australian batting collapse fair play actions english batsman today seen bowler approach bowler looked field australian moved worried indian prince playing leg eventually saw left english team journalist wrote australian captains came closest regardless team mates continued select captain knowledge understanding game wet day tour delay play saw australians accept invitation player tobacco factory away weather cleared play began leading team australians field later called team meeting saw fined team rules approach hard drinking similarly tough ensure fast bowler drink excess selected jones twelfth man match english county team jones refused play team meeting saw facing expulsion team spoke privately clear apology team mates promise curb drinking boat bound australia firm prompt action lasting effect team discipline time australian captain noted captain inspired men reveal best form captain reformer suggesting rule changes included making runs reward clearing boundary entire ground fill holes bowler run ups test match performance
Joe Darling