Sydney Deane

Sydney Deane
Personal information
Full name
Sydney Leslie Deane
Born(1863-03-01)1 March 1863
Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died20 March 1934(1934-03-20) (aged 71)
New York, U.S.
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1890New South Wales
First-class debut25 January 1890 New South Wales v Victoria
Last First-class14 February 1890 New South Wales v South Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 26
Batting average 26.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 23*
Balls bowled 0
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 7/0
Source: CricketArchive, 21 September 2008

Sydney Leslie Deane (1 March 1863 – 20 March 1934[1]) was a first-class cricketer and entertainer, and the first Australian to appear in a Hollywood movie.[2]

  1. ^ Varying dates have been given for Deane's birth and death. Bonnell gives a birth year of 1866 and death as 1934, CricketArchive provides 1 March 1863 and 20 March 1934, Cricinfo lists 1 March 1866 and 20 March 1934 and the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) gives 1869 and 1 March 1939 (IMDB also gives "Austria" as Deane's place of birth). The New South Wales Births, Deaths and Marriages states 1 March 1863 as his date of birth and the New York City Births, Deaths and Marriages lists Sidney (sic) Deane's date of death as 20 March 1934.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bonnell was invoked but never defined (see the help page).