Famous Cricketers No 54 - Stan McCabe

1981, when J.M.Wiener and J.K.Moss put on an unbroken partnership of 390 for Victoria against Western Australia. The Test match results proved successful with Australia winning the series 2-1, thus regaining the Ashes, McCabe’s contribution being 1 hundred and 3 fifties. His chanceless 137 in the Third Test came in 214 minutes with 22 fours. One of his best innings was 88 in the First Test, where Australia were pressing for quick runs, so to set England a target. McCabe struck 1 six and 15 fours, a total of 66 in boundaries, he took 14 off an over from T.B.Mitchell. During this innings he reached his 1000 runs for the tour in only 13 innings, which was two more than Bradman’s record of 11 by a tourist (Bradman was to reduce this to 9 in 1938). He finished the tour in style with a quick hundred in his only match against Kent, where Ponsford and McCabe put on 197 for the first wicket in 2½ hours and 124 in the Festival match at Scarborough, despite being missed twice; this innings contained 1 six and 18 fours. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 81. Australians v Worcestershire, Worcester, May 2, 3 (Australians won by an innings and 297 runs) c G.W.Brook b R.T.D.Perks 20 504 112 95 82. Australians v Leicestershire, Leicester, May 5, 7, 8 (Match drawn) not out 108 368-5d 10 2 32 1 G.Geary b 152 10 2 20 0 263 83. Australians v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 9, 10, 11 (Australians won by an innings and 163 runs) c J.H.Human b J.W.T.Grimshaw 15 481-5d 158 1 160 1 84. Australians v M.C.C., Lord’s, May 12, 14, 15 (Match drawn) b I.A.R.Peebles 192 559-6d 14 2 53 0 362 - - - - 182-8 1 85. Australians v Essex, Chelmsford, May 16, 17, 18 (Australians won by an innings and 93 runs) b K.Farnes 48 438 4 2 3 0 220 1 2 2 0 0 125 86. Australians v Oxford University, Christ Church Ground, Oxford, May 19, 21 (Australians won by an innings and 33 runs) b R.G.Tindall 15 319 3 1 6 1 D.C.H.Townsend b 70 4 2 7 0 216 87. Australians v Hampshire, Southampton, May 23, 24, 25 (Match drawn) c N.T.McCorkell b A.E.G.Baring 79 433 25 4 79 4 R.H.Moore b 420 W.G.L.F.Lowndes c L.S.Darling W.C.L.Creese c W.A.S.Oldfield A.S.Kennedy b not out 0 10-1 4 1 12 0 169-7d 88. Australians v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 30, 31, June 1 (Match drawn) c P.G.H.Fender b H.M.Garland-Wells 240 629 17 3 66 0 475-7d - - - - 162-2 89. Australians v Lancashire, Old Trafford, June 2, 4, 5 (Match drawn) b F.S.Booth 142 367 5 0 18 0 285 1 b F.S.Booth 15 338-3 90. AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Trent Bridge, June 8, 9, 11, 12 (Australia won by 238 runs) c M.Leyland b K.Farnes 65 374 7 2 7 0 268 2 c W.R.Hammond b K.Farnes88 273-8d 2 0 7 0 141 91. Australians v Gentlemen of England, Lord’s, June 16, 18, 19 (Australians won by eight wickets) b H.D.Read 4 230 4 1 8 1 G.E.Livock lbw 177 not out 105 235-2 5 0 22 0 287 92. AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Lord’s, June 22, 23, 25 (England won by an innings and 38 runs) c W.R.Hammond b H.Verity 34 284 18 3 38 1 L.E.G.Ames c W.A.S.Oldfield 440 1 c E.H.Hendren b H.Verity 19 118 93. Australians v Surrey, Kennington Oval, June 30, July 2, 3 (Australians won by six wickets) b P.G.H.Fender 0 251 14 7 24 4 A.Sandham lbw 175 R.J.Gregory b P.G.H.Fender b M.J.C.Allom b 17