Frank Thorn

Frank Leslie Oliver Thorn (16 August 1912 – 11 February 1942) was an Australian cricketer. He played seven first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1937 and 1939.[1]

This article is about the Australian cricketer. For the American lawyer, journalist, and government official, see Frank Manly Thorn. For the American actress, see Frankie Thorn.

Frank Thorn
Personal information
Full nameFrank Leslie Oliver Thorn
Born(1912-08-16)16 August 1912
St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
Died11 February 1942(1942-02-11) (aged 29)
Gasmata, New Britain, Territory of New Guinea
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-pace
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1937–1939Victoria
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 48
Batting average 6.85
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 30
Balls bowled 1377
Wickets 24
Bowling average 26.83
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 5/74
Catches/stumpings 1/0
Source: Cricinfo, 17 December 2019

Thorn was a medium-paced bowler who dismissed Don Bradman for five in the Sheffield Shield when Bradman was aiming to hit a world-record seventh consecutive first-class century in 1938-39.[2] He had taken 5 for 111 and 5 for 74 against Tasmania earlier in the same season.[3]

He joined the Royal Australian Air Force in February 1941.[4] He was a member of a bomber's crew that crashed during a mission to bomb Japanese destroyers at Gasmata harbour in New Britain in February 1942. The plane's wreckage was not found for more than 60 years.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Frank Thorn". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. Greg Growden, Cricketers at War, ABC Books, Sydney, 2019, pp. 149–50.
  3. "Tasmania v Victoria 1938-39". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. "Thorn, Frank Leslie Oliver". World War Two Nominal Roll. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
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