Tony Mann (cricketer)

Tony Mann
Personal information
Full name
Anthony Longford Mann
Born(1945-11-08)8 November 1945
Died15 November 2019(2019-11-15) (aged 74)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLegbreak googly
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 285)2 December 1977 v India
Last Test7 January 1978 v India
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 4 80
Runs scored 189 2,544
Batting average 23.62 24.22
100s/50s 1/0 2/11
Top score 105 110
Balls bowled 552 14,802
Wickets 4 200
Bowling average 79.00 34.54
5 wickets in innings 0 5
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/12 6/94
Catches/stumpings 2/– 47/–
Source: ESPNCricInfo, 25 May 2020

Anthony Longford Mann (8 November 1945 – 15 November 2019[1]) was an Australian cricketer who played in four Test matches during the 1977/78 season.

He was only the second man in history to score a century in a Test match after being sent in as nightwatchman.

  1. ^ Townsend, John (15 November 2019). "WA's best all-round cricketer dies after cancer battle". The West Australian. Retrieved 15 November 2019.