Victor Cecil Austen (30 November 1918 – 29 October 2017)[2] was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for South Australia and Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with Hawthorn. He was born in Kew, Victoria.
| Cec Austen | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Victor Cecil Austen | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Kew, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 29 October 2017 (aged 98)[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Kew | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1942 | Hawthorn | 5 (6) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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| Full name | Victor Cecil Austen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945/46 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 April 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austen played five games for Hawthorn in the 1942 VFL season, with the highlight coming in his second game when he kicked four goals against St Kilda at Toorak Park.
His only first-class cricket match was against Victoria at the Adelaide Oval where he struggled, taking 0/77 with the ball and making two in both of his innings. He was dismissed twice by George Tribe, a man who also played in the VFL. [3]
His brother Colin also played at Hawthorn and had a more successful career, winning a Brownlow Medal in 1949.
See also
References
- ^ Cecil Austen's obituary
- ^ Booth, Lawrence (2018). Wisden Cricketer's Almanack. p. 235. ISBN 978-1472953544.
- ^ "South Australia v Victoria 1945/46". CricketArchive.
External links
- Cecil Austen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Cricinfo profile
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