Bert Ironmonger

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = Australian
country = Australia
country abbrev = AUS
name = Bert Ironmonger
picture = BertIronmonger.jpg
batting style = Left-hand bat
bowling style = Left-arm medium
tests = 14
test runs = 42
test bat avg = 2.62
test 100s/50s = 0/0
test top score = 12
test balls = 4695
test wickets = 74
test bowl avg = 17.97
test 5s = 4
test 10s = 2
test best bowling = 7/23
test catches/stumpings = 3/0
FCs = 96
FC runs = 476
FC bat avg = 5.95
FC 100s/50s = 0/0
FC top score = 36*
FC balls = 27431
FC wickets = 464
FC bowl avg = 21.50
FC 5s = 36
FC 10s = 11
FC best bowling = 8/31
FC catches/stumpings = 31/0
debut date = 30 November
debut year = 1928
last date = 23 February
last year = 1933
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/5977.html

Herbert Ironmonger (April 7 1882, Pine Mountain, Queensland - May 31 1971, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia) was a Victorian and Australian cricketer.

He was the youngest of ten children of a farmer. As a child, he lost the forefinger of his left hand (his bowling hand) in an industrial accident.

He only made his first-class debut at the age of 27, and his Test debut at the age of 46. He played Test cricket until the age of 50, and first-class cricket until the age of 53. He is the fourth-oldest Test debutant, and the second-oldest Test player, records which are unlikely to be broken.

Unsurprisingly because of his age, his Test career spanned only 14 matches, during which he took 74 wickets at an average of 17.97. In that time though he achieved some outstanding results.

*a hat-trick against MCC in 1924-25
*11 wickets for 79 runs against the West Indies in Melbourne in 1930-31
*9 wickets for 89 runs against South Africa in Brisbane in 1931-32.
*11 wickets for 24 against South Africa in Melbourne in 1931-32
*He took a total of 31 wickets in the 1931-32 South African series

External links

*cricinfo|ref=australia/content/player/5977.html
*" [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/columns/content/story/231434.html Tough in life and cricket] " from Cricinfo
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/493/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Bert Ironmonger] from CricketArchive
* [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/INDIVIDUAL/TEST_OLDEST_DEBUTANTS.html Oldest Test debutants] from Cricinfo
* [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/INDIVIDUAL/TEST_OLDEST_PLAYERS.html Oldest Test players] from Cricinfo