Monty Noble
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
| Bowling type | Right arm off break Right arm medium |
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| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 42 | 248 |
| Runs scored | 1997 | 13975 |
| Batting average | 30.25 | 40.74 |
| 100s/50s | 1/16 | 37/66 |
| Top score | 133 | 284 |
| Balls bowled | 7159 | |
| Wickets | 121 | 624 |
| Bowling average | 25.00 | 23.14 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 9 | 33 |
| 10 wickets in match | 2 | 7 |
| Best bowling | 7/17 | 8/48 |
| Catches/stumpings | 26/0 | 187/0 |
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Test debut: 1 January 1898 |
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Montague (Monty) Alfred Noble (born January 28, 1873, Chinatown, New South Wales - died June 22, 1940 in Randwick, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer. He was the youngest of eight sons of Joseph and Maria Noble, who emigrated from Egham, Surrey, England.
Coming first into notice as a junior cricketer playing against Stoddart's English team in the 1894-5 season, he was selected for the New South Wales team in 1895, for Australia in 1898, and became the greatest all-round Australian player of his time. He was in four successive teams visiting England from 1899 to 1909, and captained the team on the last of these tours. In Test matches against England he scored 1905 runs, average 30.72, took 115 wickets, average 24.78, and in interstate matches scored 4996 runs for an average of 69.38 and took 158 wickets. He had an easy graceful style as a batsman and was especially strong on the leg side. When occasion demanded it he could play with the greatest determination and restraint; his most famous effort of this kind was at the Manchester Test match in 1899, when he saved the Australians from defeat by staying in for over three hours in the first innings for a score of 60 not out, and for over five hours in the second innings for a score of 89.
His bowling was medium-pace with plenty of spin and cleverly concealed change of pace, and he was one of the earliest Australian bowlers to be successful with the swerve. He was a remarkable judge of cricket and a great captain, possibly the greatest that ever played the game. A testimonial match was played in Sydney in 1908 and Noble received over £2000. In private life he was a dentist, and in his later years he became well known as a broadcaster and commentator on important matches. At the time of his death on 22 June 1940 he was a trustee of the Sydney Cricket Ground and president of the New South Wales Baseball Association. He wrote several good books on cricket including Gilligan's Men (1925), The Game's the Thing (1926), Those Ashes (1927), and The Fight for the Ashes (1929).
| Preceded by Joe Darling |
Australian Test cricket captains 1903/1904 1907/9-1909 |
Succeeded by Clem Hill |
[edit] References
- Cricinfo Article on Monty Noble
- Serle, Percival. (1949). "Noble, Montague Alfred". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson.
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| NAME | Noble, Montague Alfred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Monty |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney, New South Wales |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 22, 1940 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Randwick, New South Wales |
