Stan Sismey
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Squadron Leader Stanley (Stan) George Sismey (15 July 1916 – 19 June 2009) was an Australia
n cricket
er whose career highlight was commanding officer of the Australian Services XI during the Victory Tests
of 1945. Sismey, although commanding officer of the side, was not the on-field captain. That honour was bestowed upon Test cricketer Lindsay Hassett
. Born on 15 July 1916, in Junee, New South Wales
, Sismey played for New South Wales
and Scotland during his 15 year career at first-class cricket
level from 1938/39 through to 1952.
Sismey was a fighter pilot during World War II.
A right-hand batsman who averaged 17.68 during his first-class career he is better known as a wicketkeeper.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er whose career highlight was commanding officer of the Australian Services XI during the Victory Tests
Victory Tests
The Victory Tests were a series of cricket matches played in England from 19 May to 22 August 1945, between a combined Australian Services XI and an English national side...
of 1945. Sismey, although commanding officer of the side, was not the on-field captain. That honour was bestowed upon Test cricketer Lindsay Hassett
Lindsay Hassett
Arthur Lindsay Hassett MBE was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. The diminutive Hassett was an elegant middle-order batsman, described by Wisden as, "... a master of nearly every stroke ... his superb timing, nimble footwork and strong wrists enabled him to make batting look a...
. Born on 15 July 1916, in Junee, New South Wales
Junee, New South Wales
Junee is a medium sized town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town's prosperity and mixed services economy is based on a combination of agriculture, rail transport, light industry and government services, and in particular correctional services...
, Sismey played for New South Wales
New South Wales Blues
The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales...
and Scotland during his 15 year career at first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
level from 1938/39 through to 1952.
Sismey was a fighter pilot during World War II.
A right-hand batsman who averaged 17.68 during his first-class career he is better known as a wicketkeeper.