Algy Gehrs
Donald Raeburn Algernon Gehrs (29 November 1880 – 25 June 1953) was an Australian sportsman who played six Test matches for Australia from 1904 to 1911 and played Australian rules football for South Adelaide and North Adelaide Football Clubs.
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Full name | Donald Raeburn Algernon Gehrs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Port Victor, South Australia | 29 November 1880|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 25 June 1953 72) King's Park, South Australia | (aged|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut | 5 March 1904 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 17 February 1911 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1902/03–1920/21 | South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 February 2020 |
Described as "Tall, thickset and athletic", Gehrs played 13 games of football for South Adelaide in 1902 and seven games for North Adelaide in 1908.[1]
An aggressive opening batsman who liked to take on the fast bowlers, Gehrs played Sheffield Shield cricket for South Australia from 1902-03 to 1920-21.[2] In a first-class match against Western Australia in February 1906, he carried his bat for 148 not out in the first innings (of a team total of 235) and made 100 not out in the second innings.[3] His highest score was 170, when South Australia defeated Victoria by an innings at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1904-05.[4] In 1912-13 he scored 119 in 60 minutes against Western Australia in Adelaide.[2]
He toured New Zealand in 1904-05 and England in 1905 with the Australian team. His highest Test score was 67 against South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1910-11, when he added 144 for the third wicket with Clem Hill.[5]
Gehrs was also a professional sprinter, who finished third in the Stawell Gift in 1904.[2]
References
- G. Kruger, South Adelaide Football Club 1897-1907, Self-published, Adelaide, 2012, p. 6.
- The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, pp. 208–9.
- "Western Australia v South Australia, 1905/06". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- "Victoria v South Australia 1904-05". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- "1st Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Sydney, Dec 9-14 1910". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2020.