Tony McQuillan
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Anthony John McQuillan, (born 19 March 1951 in Greenslopes, Queensland
), was an Australian Test cricket match umpire, from Queensland
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He umpired one Test match
in 1993 between Australia
and New Zealand
at Perth
on 12 November to 16 November 1993, a match drawn through Australia’s”unaccountable dithering” (Wisden, 1995 ed., pp.1054-5). Ian Healy
in the first innings and Mark Taylor
in the second, scored centuries, while Michael Slater
scored 99. McQuillan’s partner was Darrell Hair
.
McQuillan umpired 14 One Day International (ODI) matches between 1993 and 1999. Altogether, he umpired 54 first-class matches in his career between 1989 and 2001.
McQuillan played in the Brisbane Grade cricket competition for Easts, Colts and Wynnum-Manly clubs.
Greenslopes, Queensland
Greenslopes is a moderately sized suburb of the city of Brisbane, state capital of Queensland, Australia."Greenslopes" is also the name of a Queensland state electorate. The electorate contains only a small fraction of the suburb of the same name...
), was an Australian Test cricket match umpire, from Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
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He umpired one Test match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
in 1993 between Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
and New Zealand
New Zealand Cricket
New Zealand Cricket, formerly the New Zealand Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional cricket in New Zealand. Cricket is the most popular and highest profile summer sport in New Zealand....
at Perth
WACA Ground
The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....
on 12 November to 16 November 1993, a match drawn through Australia’s”unaccountable dithering” (Wisden, 1995 ed., pp.1054-5). Ian Healy
Ian Healy
Ian Andrew Healy is a former cricketer who played for Queensland and Australia. A specialist wicketkeeper and useful right-hand middle-order batsman, he made an unheralded entry to international cricket in 1988, after only six first-class games. His work ethic and combativeness was much needed...
in the first innings and Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor (cricketer)
Mark Anthony Taylor, AO is a former Australian cricket player and Test opening batsman from 1988–1999, as well as captain from 1994–1999, succeeding Allan Border...
in the second, scored centuries, while Michael Slater
Michael Slater
Michael Jonathon Slater is a former Australian cricketer who played in 74 Tests and 42 ODIs for the Australian cricket team from 1993 to 2001...
scored 99. McQuillan’s partner was Darrell Hair
Darrell Hair
Darrell Bruce Hair is an Australian former Test match cricket umpire, from New South Wales. He stood on the Emirates International panel of umpires from 2002 to 2003, before he, along with fellow Australian Simon Taufel, and New Zealander Billy Bowden, was appointed to the ICC Elite umpire panel...
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McQuillan umpired 14 One Day International (ODI) matches between 1993 and 1999. Altogether, he umpired 54 first-class matches in his career between 1989 and 2001.
McQuillan played in the Brisbane Grade cricket competition for Easts, Colts and Wynnum-Manly clubs.