Stan McCabe

Stanley Joseph McCabe (born 16 July, 1910, Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia) was an Australian cricketer. He passed away on 25 August, 1968.

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16 July - 1910 - New South Wales - Australia - Cricket - 25 August - 1968

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McCabe played 39 test matches for Australia, and led a noted career as an attacking batsman. Of his six test centuries, two became particularly famous. At Sydney, in the first test of the Bodyline series of 1932, McCabe scored 187 runs not out, in an match where no other Australian batsman passed fifty. He was the only Australian in this innings to successfully and consistently employ the hook shot against England's short-pitched bowling.

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Test matches - Batsman - Sydney - Bodyline series - 1932 - England's

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McCabe played his other famous innings in 1938, also against England, in which he scored 232 runs in 235 minutes. After completing his innings, Don Bradman is said to have congratulated McCabe with the words "If I could play an innings like that, I'd be a proud man, Stan". (Source:Cricinfo).

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Don Bradman - Cricinfo

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