july august australian cricketer played test matches australia short right described australia greatest batsmen captain great batsmen game dropped australian test team known mastery fast bowling hook shot strategy regularly bowled medium pace opened bowling time australia lacked fast cutter age called tour england despite score maiden class century chose youngest team leave australia century warm match struggled month england scoring runs performance began improve adjusting technique played tests continued problems converting starts large scores failing century tour managed maintain position home seasons playing tests failed century tests average increasingly successful class level breakthrough international level test infamous series scoring unbeaten sydney cricket ground hours teammates fell attacked bowling vigorously ended series australian score century missed season illness retained tour england despite interrupted preparation scored runs centuries tour including maiden test century england following retirement captain end tour australia vice captain held post rest career missing domestic season injury scored unbeaten second test tour south_africa including century session taking australia brink world record breaking victory difficult final day pitch poor light match called test centuries tour following season fifties tests scoring century help australia win deciding final test touring test tour england played regarded greatest innings scoring hours including minutes regarded innings greatest batting saw famous innings resulted australian victory reputation best australia difficulty tour generally missed subsequent australian season illness played sporadically cricket cancelled world war served military clerical position year discharged chronic feet problems plagued poor health middle age hospitalised liver shortly death died age falling cliff adjacent home suicide ruled accident early years paternal grandparents settled new south wales 1850s grandfather constable irish policeman immigrated australia served victorian police edward left moved melbourne reports gold rush edward wife catherine ambushed relocation town children weeks later unharmed family possessions left finding value obituary described greatest pioneer women australian bush possessing qualities self sacrifice industry determination courage left mark australian race laid foundation nation grandson grandchildren likewise known fearless courageous play cricket field intimidating time son local barber brothers grew playing local cricket hometown siblings played rudimentary equipment wood substituted bat wrapped improvised cricket balls boys settled differences traditional manner boxing bouts took primary education catholic convent staffed age won scholarship hunters hill sydney sporting ability run large school centerpiece stone castle like building sydney harbour month second promoted good start registering duck innings impressed observers ability hit ball precisely short playing boys years senior rely force aside playing cricket school championship winning rugby union team time grew larger batted exploits regularly featured struck maiden century sydney boys high school score following year power backyard fence home friend reinforced powerful square drives receive special coaching attention school staff merely encouraged hit ball hard ground later years school selected sydney combined team sydney private schools state carnival studied hard placed class years end earned intermediate certificate left school assistant returned end spent years playing alongside brothers time undefeated years regularly scored centuries bowling including score cricket came high level attention time retired test cricket brought team included scored took state future australian led team sydney grade play country town brothers defeated stan scoring later test leg spinner led team included test player scored innings season played southern districts regional sides state match failed pass innings returned scored team convinced parents allow son sydney cricket career start following season appeared team match queensland selected play victorian counterparts scored second innings took total match selected represent new_south_wales class debut queensland sheffield shield season test players competed england bowled overs success later omitted test players returned international duty class matches debut season scored runs took total played twice touring england cricket team led match southern districts new south wales time state managed runs innings settled sydney permanently representing sydney grade cricket parents allowed settle permanently help find job subsequently began work accounting division support player hard hard decision eventually turning second brother les stan les similar batting ability bowl season totalled runs making second highest new_south_wales won despite consistency difficulty starts passed occasions matches season reached innings failed century falling seven times international debut selected tour england australian cricket team team youngest left australian shores previous experience english soil result team dubbed traditional warm matches team sailed england struck tasmania maiden class century reasons chosen despite lack centuries medium pace bowling time australia lacked fast seen makeshift opening bowler taken wickets season including career best queensland overseas trip struggled badly weeks england matches time scored runs failed wicket asked bowl overs dismissed matches came field said going retire team mate suggested play fuller face bat advice batsman accepted fortunes changed match oxford_university scored took innings win added match hampshire starred bat ball cambridge_university final tour match test scored run took remain career best match bowling figures australia completed commanding innings victory test debut match ashes series trent bridge nottingham took match figures wicket test innings batsman hit ball boundary dismissed ball scoring second innings australia chased victory scoring quickly taken score mid member ground staff acting substitute fielder forward took difficult catch dismissal sparked collapse england took run win scored unbeaten australia squared series seven wicket triumph rain affected draw test scoring taking fourth test removing reduce england wash series locked fifth final test oval timeless test scored test half century australia win innings reclaim ashes took wicket deciding match bowling leading english batsman scored runs took wickets tests runs took wickets tour fifth highest run scorer tour unable register century tour highest score continued habit failing convert starts centuries tour matches start tests stretch county innings registered scores seven times ended seven fifties tour praised attacking ability disrupt length opposition occasions took wickets innings return australia played tests west_indies scored test adelaide oval australia took victory wickets struggled scoring australia won matches innings managed tourists took test victory test tour australia totalled runs took wickets managed century west_indies new south wales season scored match queensland took shield match victoria removing test players overall finished season runs wickets following year scored centuries innings scoring queensland brisbane match victoria sydney yielding shield season average innings queensland particularly lauded showcasing ability hostile fast bowling queensland attack led indigenous fastest australia said fastest faced occasion particularly fast gilbert delivery supposedly evaded batsman wicket keeper travelled metres crashed fence hitting killing dog day gilbert knocked bat hand removing duck gilbert cut new_south_wales order spell forced retire hurt hitting upper body left new_south_wales effectively came display featured aggressive hook cut shots visitors took total help state innings win hosts bowled match arch rivals defending champions victoria added ball new_south_wales won runs went claim title despite able contribute final match season injured field unable bat run defeat hands south_australia unable translate success test arena struggled despite team sweep south_africa warmed series scoring totalling state match tourists managing innings victory test saved productive test summer home crowd second test sydney took innings bowling trapping victims leg wicket compiled australia cruised innings win scored took wickets test win melbourne managed runs wickets tests australia won innings ended series runs wickets ended season runs wickets australian winter test leg spinner organised managed tour prominent australian players north_america played matches days class day matches limited overs played matches scored centuries averaged bat took seven wickets innings times including innings totalled wickets average breakthrough following australian season went history england use controversial tactics lead tests scored tour matches test sydney england captain employed involved constant short pitched leg bowling leg catch balls batsman attempt generally regarded best batsman scoring came wicket day score dismissed playing illness having warned parents watching test cricket time jump fence hit took guard deployed seven men leg usually close men patrolling boundary hook shots hooked ball received boundary fell score added richardson fell reached stumps total innings marked dangerous cutting short pitched deliveries face repeated body blows hit team mates attack forced abandon approach removed attack brought professional amateur divide time england captain amateur professionals obliged obey captain orders allen amateur refused bowl struck consecutive allen conventional fast bowling prompting field allen refused forced drop attack resort spin bowling crowd responded aggression wild cheering said innings came odds scored runs australia added second day finish balls australia bowled added runs hour batting ended boundaries innings lasted little hours particularly effectively farming strike batting tail end partners wicket stand scored runs half hour praised spearheaded attack totalled match ended decisive wicket victory england reported scored bowling style daring brilliance approached australian tour wrote 1970s innings blood number australians watched received standing ovation spectators immediately innings told teammates able replicate feat difficult hook ball consistently hitting air giving away catching opportunities match said stan gave took english innings stamped stan world greatest batsmen stepped trajectory bowling hooked pulled liked faster bowled enjoy australia captain refused england reply having caught end australians impact second innings making australia fell unable repeat performances later tests duck australia gained victory second test melbourne managing runs innings australia suffered consecutive defeats scored innings fifth test sydney australia compiled scored second innings collapse leaving england wicket victory persisted strategy standing ground attacking bowling unsuccessful totalled runs series australian batsman score century english decisively won series took wickets opened bowling matches australia lack fast bowling far cry intimidation provided away played matches scored runs fifties took wickets new_south_wales won matches drew retain title prominent effort match total innings win queensland season started started season scores matches november century coming hampered illness forced operation sidelined months chose tour england returned matches touring party tasmania departed northern hemisphere tour england returning england scored runs including centuries tour team mates second match tour scored century years earlier finishing scored lord combining record partnership wicket effectively dress rehearsal tests fielded strength england team round performance hampshire scoring taking innings match scored highest career surrey oval match fixture tests lancashire test trent bridge innings scoring second innings extend australia innings lead target hosts fell short runs tests registered fifth century season making unbeaten second innings australia defeated wickets scored england struck innings victory lord tests took wicket win surrey scored test century english soil high scoring draw test compiling hosts gave taste medicine bowl overs match total england batsmen totalled match rain affected draw fourth test culmination quiet fortnight failed pass scored fifties consecutive tour matches fifth test timeless series tied scored took second innings australia won match runs regain ashes runs took wickets tests time said forth completely equipped batsman forcing type probably best scarcely excluded art hitting ball hard safely said immense batting technique said gave impression having good deal learn inclined somewhat methods intervening years clearly great difference losing power displayed wider safer range strokes finished tour kent innings win took wickets entire season spent australian season watching match summer retiring australian captain forced retire hurt missed months cricket returned match scoring new_south_wales defeated arch rivals victoria south african tour following australian season captain new_south_wales following retirement departure south australia australia touring south_africa represent state vice captain tour having retired ill enjoyed success heading test batting figures runs scoring warm matches won innings hit test sharing second wicket partnership gale force conditions caused balls turns forced wickets set wicket victory following test australia took innings lead scored help hosts removed ended australia set test world record target second innings achieve victory turning wicket told captain richardson able bat run wickets effectively altitude sickness important batsman richardson bat told simply stand ground hit boundaries run joined taking score end day following morning poor visibility wicket irregular bounce lateral resumed scored century morning session reach lunch dismissed pair runs second wicket scoring reached century minutes continued despite storm brought low dust clouds hindered visibility increasingly irregular bounce cut pitch midway afternoon dark clouds gathered thunderstorms lightning effect batsman pushed score runs needed half day remaining australia course meet target having scored half south african captain unprecedented appeal light fear safety face aggressive batting finished unbeaten innings described bordering struck productive square wicket hitting numerous cut shots past point added foot bat false position south african attack dust unable maintain standard performance remaining tests scored duck australia won innings ended series wickets scored consecutive centuries tour matches adding border orange free state tension following year having appointed vice captain successful ashes series scored lead started series poorly innings managed seven australia caught sticky wicket final day bowled lose test brisbane runs duck australia caught sticky thunderstorm innings second test sydney second innings australia unable overcome innings deficit forced follow fell innings defeat second test involved infamous incident caused speculation captain known reserved personality drink social activities teammates preferring privately listen music read combined success gained reputation 1930s australia divided lines irish catholic minority included pitted anglo irish descent particularly practitioners leading speculation tension religion catholics team leading bowler summoned respond allegations denied having prior knowledge meeting alleged reported press opening batsman invited speculated background later alleged relationship reilly recovered meeting players variously accused authority lack attention fitness board refused specifically accuse summoned details leaked media board denied meeting taken place denied anti catholic saying reilly wanted install place australia needed win tests row retain ashes pressure increased minute injuries meant open bowling took wicket australia won match series scored australia innings second australia won runs fourth test adelaide level series deciding test scored centuries australia amassed record score australia laid platform innings victory retained ashes runs tests century fifties consistent display assumed new_south_wales season onwards international commitments represented state times undefeated winning matches england scored matches international matches scheduled played season new_south_wales leading title wins draws started shield season consecutive centuries queensland south australia finished warm matches australia departed england totalled runs season centuries fifties took wickets international farewell england australia appointed vice captain tour second tour match scored innings win oxford_university essex final match tests matches scored runs took total innings win lean run bat causing concern australians batsmen productive highly rated innings came test trent bridge england compiled declaring late second day overs success arrived dismissal join brown unsuccessful appeals light close play minutes batting total having seen brown dismissed struck boundaries stage cut shots drive survived final spell fast bowler accompanied morning england continued regular ward fell day dismissed soon leaving australia hit boundaries far morning joined continued score boundaries regularly hit leg late cut reach minutes hit hammond consecutive driven fell having runs partnership struck runs added come specialist batsmen dismissed batting wicket keeper began attack english powerful drives hook shots hammond brought try finish tail responded hitting forcing english captain remove fast bowler hooked despite hammond best attempts able gain strike runs came quickly reached century minutes england declined new ball batting lunch added minutes total having reached century lifted scoring rate scoring runs minutes boundaries came readily took runs spell leg spinner ran partners aggressive overs innings took strike hit boundaries man attempting spin final wicket partnership minutes scored finished minutes boundaries innings summoned players miss ball like later said held reported australian captain watching innings partners contributed total runs meaning ratio return pavilion greeted words play innings like proud man stan reported saying wish bat like later wrote end innings scarcely watch play eyes filled drank glory shots regarded english captains best innings witnessed england bowler regarded best time said able stop said innings greatest test history reported played innings equal probably seen history test cricket best hours maintained punishment bowling biographer said innings sort encyclopedia attacking triumph character technique judgement said came death glory brilliance wearing dress culture demolished english attack aristocratic good taste reserve cut drove upright perfection touch moved aesthetic sense cricket power strength brutality assault battery dazzling strokes rhetoric lovely brave giving joy greatest innings seen period line batsman today inherited sword innings follow second innings australia match draw test scored took total victory followed efforts trent bridge drawn second test lord bowled heavily match sending overs taking total specialist struggled tests taken combined total overs abandoned started rain contributed australia wicket win retain ashes low scoring fourth test chasing target day week run failed pass innings wicket fifties class matches fifth final test oval australia played extra batsman meaning opened bowling took overs injuring match left control man team england declared days defeating australia innings runs largest winning margin test history included world record score dropped wicket keeper bowling reaching able bat finished series runs scored tour matches england finish english summer test career ended tour years age combination chronic foot injuries intervention world war england scheduled tour international cricket resume poor form apart double century trent bridge speculation decline feet high meant stood normally toes touch floor celebrated innings trent bridge sydney resulted australian victory reilly said greatest innings watched returning australia continued captain new_south_wales played matches season illness scoring runs including century match celebrate centenary struck minutes timed ball shield match rest season susceptible illness absence new south wales surrendered title south_australia regained mantle return captain match scored guide new_south_wales wicket win queensland losing matches men won matches title captain scored matches south_australia victoria respectively match shield champions arranged scored steering team narrow wicket win ended season runs seven matches century fifties season shield competition held matches stood unfortunate men won matches scored new_south_wales past queensland runs season opening match scoring team defeated combined queensland victorian team wicket added half centuries ended season win arch rivals victoria scored runs outbreak world war europe september scheduled england tour australia cancelled played final class match scored queensland took run win days later japanese attacked pearl harbor prompting start war pacific class cricket cancelled resume ending career age wins losses class matches captain teams seasons took wicket overs bowling style character australian team mate regarded greatest time regarded technically superior feeling success largely extreme concentration determination fellow state australian batsman described finest saw adding stan command magnificent watch left including dead certainly scored runs stan batsman wanted leading english batsman said qualities superior concluding harder think greater australian batsman leading english cricket writer said friendly stan australia batsman brilliant certain aggressive innings brutality bat said heroic mould like essentially came near player conception perfect cricketer leading australian cricket writer time said cricketer saw man straightforward incapable mean spirited pre war test series best liked team opponents later years family life briefly member second world war joining late poor health feet knew utility limited newborn son fledgling business time rushed enlist start war given clerical job victoria barracks stayed role months feet problems resulted early discharge appointed serve sydney sports ground operated sports store sydney opening death hired colleagues close friend reilly worked war opted work offered leave travel overseas test tours ran administrative position local club retirement defeated opportunity serve end class career keen recreational stopped playing mid-1950s foot problems health issues reilly given match match acted trial non test tour new_zealand match raised pounds split reilly bought average sized homes sydney time married february mary cathedral sydney couple children son daughter born respectively devout sent children catholic boarding schools family home nearby plagued ill health middle age fitness hindered feet prevented exercising gained lot weight heavy smoking wore body large people wanted meet weakened significantly years life hospitalised period liver problems released hospital soon death aged man moved tentatively death legacy died skull fracture falling cliff home new_south_wales attempting dispose dead earlier told plan clean backyard told rest falling rolling steep slope backyard cliff rear house actually committed suicide reilly gone overboard ruled death accidental family strongly denied chosen end life investigation noted hands ripped grass indicating tried grab vegetation vain attempt stop fall news death public australia england playing fifth test oval death announced public address system crowd spontaneously stood took hats players observed self initiated moment silence friend teammate journalist criticised australian team wearing black buried cemetery stan sporting complex opened new high school oval named honour complex included grounds facilities number sports inducted australian cricket hall fame test match performance
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