Joey Palmer

George Eugene Palmer (22 February 1859 – 22 August 1910)^[1] also known as Eugene Palmer and Joey Palmer, was an Australian cricketer who played in 17 Test matches between 1880 and 1886.^[4]

Joey Palmer
Born	George Eugene Palmer (1859-02-22)22 February 1859 Mulwala, New South Wales
Died	22 August 1910(1910-08-22) (aged 51) Benalla, Victoria[1]
Spouse	Lucinda Ann Blackham[2]
Parent(s)	David Brainard Palmer and Mary Palmer (nee Barry)[3]
Relatives	Jack Blackham (brother-in-law)
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 23)	6 September 1880 v England
Last Test	12 August 1886 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 17 133 Runs scored 296 2,728 Batting average 14.09 16.14 100s/50s 0/0 1/10 Top score 48 113 Balls bowled 4,517 27,809 Wickets 78 594 Bowling average 21.51 17.71 5 wickets in innings 6 54 10 wickets in match 2 16 Best bowling 7/65 8/48 Catches/stumpings 13/– 107/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 February 2020

Palmer pictured right (front row) with the 1886 Australia national cricket team

After returning from the 1886 tour to England he damaged his knee and never played Test cricket again but came to play first class cricket in Australia until the end of 1896/97.

Palmer was also a leading Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).^[5]

Family

He married Lucinda Ann Blackham, daughter of Frederic Keane Blackham and Lucinda Ann (née McCarthy), in 1888.^[2] His brother-in-law was his Test teammate Jack Blackham.^[6]