Chappie Dwyer
Encyclopedia
Edmund Alfred Dwyer was an Australia
n cricket
er and national selector
. Dwyer was born in Mosman, Sydney and played for the New South Wales cricket team for three first-class cricket
matches as a right-handed batsmen.
. Winning the toss, NSW inserted Victoria in to bat, and dismissed them for 266, largely composed of a century by Frederick Baring. Dwyer, at number two, formed an opening partnership of 26 with Australian international Warren Bardsley
before the latter fell lbw
to Baring for 18 and Dwyer was dismissed by international Edgar McDonald. NSW fell to 123 all out, and were unable to stop Victoria from reaching 299 all out in their second innings, thanks to a century by Edgar Mayne
. NSW notched up 226 in reply, Dwyer falling again to McDonald for nine.
Dwyer did not play again until 28 November 1925, against Queensland in Brisbane
. Dwyer, now batting at number six, scored 20 runs before he was dismissed by Australian international Ron Oxenham
, who went on to get a five-wicket-haul as NSW reached 287 all out. Oxenham then went on to score 96 as an opener in Queensland's reply total of 506, which also contained a century of 132 for Francis Thompson
. Dwyer hit 23 not out
as Queensland reached 77/4 before the three-day match ended as a draw.
Dwyer's last appearance in first-class cricket came on 8 February 1929, against Tasmania in Hobart
. Winning the toss and with captain Charles Kelleway
deciding to bat first, NSW reached 443 all out with Dwyer, now batting at number eight, being dismissed for two by Reginald Townley. NSW then quickly dismissed Tasmania for 158, with four wickets each for Ronald Eaton and Frank Jordan
, who took a further two and four wickets respectively as Tasmania were dismissed for 102 in the follow-on
to hand NSW victory by an innings and 182 runs, the only victory Dwyer was to partake in.
Dwyer completed his three-match career with 65 runs at 16.25, and a highscore of 23* against Queensland in 1925. His son, Brian Eric Dwyer, who was born 9 February 1925, would go on to play for New South Wales' Colts and Second XI across the winter of 1948/49, however neither ever represented Australia at international level.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er and national selector
Selector (sport)
In many team sports, a selection panel consist of selectors who choose teams or individuals to represent a country or club in sporting competitions.Selectors tend to be past players....
. Dwyer was born in Mosman, Sydney and played for the New South Wales cricket team for three first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches as a right-handed batsmen.
Career
Dwyer played his three matches for NSW sporadically between the end of the First World War and the year of the Wall Street Crash. His first match took place of 26 December 1918 against Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket GroundMelbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
. Winning the toss, NSW inserted Victoria in to bat, and dismissed them for 266, largely composed of a century by Frederick Baring. Dwyer, at number two, formed an opening partnership of 26 with Australian international Warren Bardsley
Warren Bardsley
Warren "Curly" Bardsley was an Australian Test cricketer. An opening batsman, Bardsley played 41 Tests between 1909 and 1926 and over 200 first-class games for New South Wales...
before the latter fell lbw
LBW
LBW or lbw may refer to:*Laser beam welding, a type of high-precision energy beam welding*Leg before wicket, one of the ways in which a batsman can be dismissed in the sport of cricket...
to Baring for 18 and Dwyer was dismissed by international Edgar McDonald. NSW fell to 123 all out, and were unable to stop Victoria from reaching 299 all out in their second innings, thanks to a century by Edgar Mayne
Edgar Mayne
Edgar Richard Mayne was an Australian cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman and bowler....
. NSW notched up 226 in reply, Dwyer falling again to McDonald for nine.
Dwyer did not play again until 28 November 1925, against Queensland in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
. Dwyer, now batting at number six, scored 20 runs before he was dismissed by Australian international Ron Oxenham
Ron Oxenham
Ronald Keven Oxenham was an Australian cricketer who played in 7 Tests from 1928 to 1931....
, who went on to get a five-wicket-haul as NSW reached 287 all out. Oxenham then went on to score 96 as an opener in Queensland's reply total of 506, which also contained a century of 132 for Francis Thompson
Francis Thompson
Francis Thompson was an English poet and ascetic. After attending college, he moved to London to become a writer, but in menial work, became addicted to opium, and was a street vagrant for years. A married couple read his poetry and rescued him, publishing his first book, Poems in 1893...
. Dwyer hit 23 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
as Queensland reached 77/4 before the three-day match ended as a draw.
Dwyer's last appearance in first-class cricket came on 8 February 1929, against Tasmania in Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
. Winning the toss and with captain Charles Kelleway
Charles Kelleway
Charles Kelleway was an Australian cricketer who played in 26 Tests between 1910 and 1928....
deciding to bat first, NSW reached 443 all out with Dwyer, now batting at number eight, being dismissed for two by Reginald Townley. NSW then quickly dismissed Tasmania for 158, with four wickets each for Ronald Eaton and Frank Jordan
Frank Jordan
Francis M. “Frank” Jordan is a U.S. politician, foundation executive and former Chief of Police.Jordan was born in San Francisco in 1935 and graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1953...
, who took a further two and four wickets respectively as Tasmania were dismissed for 102 in the follow-on
Follow-on
Follow-on is a term used in the sport of cricket to describe a situation where the team that bats second is forced to take its second batting innings immediately after its first, because the team was not able to get close enough to the score achieved by the first team batting in the first innings...
to hand NSW victory by an innings and 182 runs, the only victory Dwyer was to partake in.
Dwyer completed his three-match career with 65 runs at 16.25, and a highscore of 23* against Queensland in 1925. His son, Brian Eric Dwyer, who was born 9 February 1925, would go on to play for New South Wales' Colts and Second XI across the winter of 1948/49, however neither ever represented Australia at international level.