Ben Main

Benjamin Ash Main (20 May 1887 – 4 July 1958) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Ben Main
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Ash Main
Date of birth (1887-05-20)20 May 1887
Place of birth Richmond, Victoria
Date of death 4 July 1958(1958-07-04) (aged 71)
Place of death Glen Iris, Victoria
Original team(s) Camberwell
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1911 South Melbourne 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Lawrence Drew Main, and Frances Main, née Hall, Benjamin Ash Main was born in Richmond, Victoria on 20 May 1887.

He married Ida May Holyoak (1891-1950) in 1921.[2][3]

Football

He played one senior game with South Melbourne, against St Kilda, on 13 May 1911, replacing the injured Bill Thomas.[4]

A number of the contemporary newspaper reports identify him as "Maine"; for example, the local newspaper The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 20 May 1911), p.5: "Maine, from the country, who certainly did not impress me; but who, with experience, might develop into a footballer of the [Harry] Lampe type".

Death

He died at a private hospital on 4 July 1958.[5][6]

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 544. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. Deaths: Main, The Age, (Tuesday, 26 December 1950), p.2.
  3. Deaths: Main, The Argus, (Tuesday, 26 December 1950), p.14.
  4. South v. St. Kilda, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 13 May 1911), p.5.
  5. Deaths: Main, The Age, (Saturday, 5 July 1958, p.21.
  6. Legal Notices: Benjamin Ash Main, The Age, (Friday, 18 July 1958), p.17.
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