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Full name Herbert Ironmonger
Born April 7, 1882, Pine Mountain, Queensland
Died May 31, 1971, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria (aged 89 years 54 days)
Major teams Australia,Queensland,Victoria
Also known as Dainty
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm slow-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
14
21
5
42
12
2.62
0
0
4
0
3
0
First-class
96
127
47
476
36*
5.95
0
0
31
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
14
27
4695
1330
74
7/23
11/24
17.97
1.69
63.4
4
4
2
First-class
96
27431
9980
464
8/31
21.50
2.18
59.1
36
11
Career statistics
Test debut
Australia v England at Brisbane, Nov 30-Dec 5, 1928 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v England at Sydney, Feb 23-28, 1933 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1909/10 - 1935/36
Profile
Bert Ironmonger, who died in his sleep in Melbourne on May 31, 1971 was, at 45 years 237 days, the fourth oldest cricketer to make a Test debut when, against England at Brisbane in 1928-29, he made the first of 14 appearances for Australia. A slow-medium left-arm spin bowler, he achieved some remarkable performances during his brief Test career, chief among them being that in 1931-32 when he earned a match analysis of 11 wickets for 24 runs on an awkward pitch at Melbourne and was mainly responsible for the dismissal of South Africa for totals of 36 and 45. In four matches of that Test series, he took 31 wickets for 9.67 runs each.
He also achieved great things against GC Grant's West Indies team in 1930-31. For Victoria against the tourists, his figures were five wickets for 87 in the first innings and eight for 31 in the second, and in four Test matches he obtained 22 wickets at a cost of 14.68 runs each, heading the Australian averages. In the last Test at Melbourne, his analyses were seven wickets for 23 runs and four for 56. In the same season, he helped Victoria to carry off the Sheffield Shield, his main feats being seven wickets for 135 runs against Queensland and five for 60 against South Australia.
Though not meeting with such phenomenal success against England he dismissed in six meetings with Australia's oldest cricket rivals - including four in DR Jardine's Bodyline tour of 1932-33 - 21 batsmen for an average of 33.90. His figures for all Test matches were 74 wickets, average 17.97.
"Dainty" Ironmonger did the hat-trick once, against AER Gilligan's 1924-25 MCC team at Melbourne, where for Victoria he ended the innings by disposing of the last three batsmen with successive balls. In 42 Sheffield Shield matches for Victoria, his wickets numbered 215, average 24.74, and he also bowled with marked success for the Melbourne and St. Kilda clubs. His achievements were the more remarkable because he had lost the forefinger of his left hand.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
