John Andrew Tooher was a First-class cricket

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er for New South Wales

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 and an cricket Test match umpire.

Tooher was a right-hand batsman who played one match in 1875/76, scoring 0 not out in his only innings.

He umpired 1 Test match

Test cricket

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 between Australia

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 and England

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 in Sydney

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 on 29 January to 3 February 1892, standing with Tom Flynn

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Thomas Flynn was a cricket Test match umpire. He umpired 4 Test matches, making his debut in the match between Australia and England in Melbourne on 1 January to 6 January 1892, standing with Jim Phillips...

. He witnessed Alick Bannerman

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 scoring only 67 runs in a complete day's play, and a hat-trick

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 to England's Johnny Briggs

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Johnny Briggs was a left arm spin bowler for Lancashire County Cricket Club between 1879 and 1900 who still stands as the second-highest wicket-taker in the county's history after Brian Statham...

 in a match in which Australia came from over 150 runs behind on the first innings to win by 72 runs.

In a match between Victoria and New South Wales in January 1894, Tooher delayed the start of the last day's play because he believed the pitch was too wet. When play did start, Victoria collapsed and lost the match. Their captain, Jack Blackham

Jack Blackham

John McCarthy Blackham was a Test cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia.A specialist wicket-keeper, Blackham played in the first Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877 and the famous Ashes Test match of 1882...

, blamed Tooher for the defeat, saying that he had delayed the start until the pitch was sticky and favoured the bowlers. Tooher took exception to the remarks and retired, but later accepted an apology.