Austin Diamond

Austin Diamond (10 July 1874 – 5 August 1966) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for New South Wales from 1899 to 1918, including 14 matches as captain.^[1]

Austin Diamond

Newspaper drawing of Austin Diamond in 1900
Personal information
Born	(1874-07-10)10 July 1874 Marsden, Yorkshire, England
Died	5 August 1966(1966-08-05) (aged 92) Roseville, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1899–1918	New South Wales
First-class debut	30 December 1899 New South Wales v Tasmania
Last First-class	26 December 1918 New South Wales v Victoria
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 35 Runs scored 1681 Batting average 32.96 100s/50s 4/4 Top score 210 not out Catches/stumpings 36/0
Source: Cricinfo, 11 April 2014

A disciplined and determined batsman, Diamond had his best season in 1906–07, when he scored 502 runs at an average of 83.66, including his only double-century, 210 not out against Victoria.^[1][2] Diamond captained the unofficial Australian tour to Fiji, Canada and the US from May to September 1913. The tour included five first-class matches, as well as many minor matches.^[1]

He served as a lieutenant with the 18th Australian Infantry Battalion in World War I. He played one last first-class match during the 1918–19 season.^[3]

See also

• List of New South Wales representative cricketers