Tom Veivers
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Thomas Robert Veivers is a former Australia
n cricket
er who played in 21 Tests
from 1963 to 1967. He was an all-rounder
who bowled right arm off-spin bowler and batted left-handed. He later had a brief political career, holding the seat of Ashgrove
in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
from 1983 to 1986 for the Australian Labor Party
. He was Commissioner-General of the Australian Pavilion at World Expo 88 in Brisbane in 1988.He was Chairman of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research Trust for ten years from 1991 to 2000 and appointed a Fellow of the Institute in 2000.
Educated at Downlands College
, in Toowoomba in southeastern Queensland
, Veivers attended the University of Queensland
, whom he represented in club cricket. He was made the captain of the Queensland Colts and scored 126 against the New South Wales Colts in 1958/59. He made his first-class debut in same season against the touring English cricket team
and made his Sheffield Shield that season also. He played as a middle order batsman and off-spinner, but did not command a regular spot in the Sheffield Shield team until the following season. He was selected for his first Australian squad
in 1962, playing in a Australian XI against the visiting English team, in which he was hit for two sixes by Ted Dexter
in his opening over, hitting him out of the Melbourne Cricket Ground
. He was then selected for the Test team the following season to make his debut against South Africa
in the First Test in Brisbane, in which he scored 14 batting at No. 8 and took 1/48. He was omitted for the third and fourth Tests, but managed to defy the South Africans with stubborn batting in the fifth Test in Sydney
, salvaging a draw. He toured England
in 1964, playing all Tests and scoring two half centuries and three three-wicket hauls. He followed this with two more half centuries and a career best of 4/68 on the tour to India
.
He scored his Test best of 88 against Pakistan in Australia the following season but was unavailable to tour the West Indies in 1965 due to personal reasons. He had a difficult 1965-66 Ashes series back home against England, taking just four wickets and one half-century and then went on the 1966-67 tour of South Africa
, which was his last international representation for Australia. He retired from first-class cricket the following year. His career was hampered by his bowling, which was seen as economical but not penetrative, with an average of over 40 http://statserver.cricket.org/guru?sdb=player;playerid=1214;class=testplayer;filter=basic;team=0;opposition=0;notopposition=0;season=0;homeaway=0;continent=0;country=0;notcountry=0;groundid=0;startdefault=1963-12-06;start=1963-12-06;enddefault=1967-02-08;end=1967-02-08;tourneyid=0;finals=0;daynight=0;toss=0;scheduledovers=0;scheduleddays=0;innings=0;result=0;followon=0;seriesresult=0;captain=0;keeper=0;dnp=0;recent=;viewtype=aro_list;runslow=;runshigh=;batposition=0;dismissal=0;bowposition=0;ballslow=;ballshigh=;bpof=0;overslow=;overshigh=;conclow=;conchigh=;wicketslow=;wicketshigh=;dismissalslow=;dismissalshigh=;caughtlow=;caughthigh=;caughttype=0;stumpedlow=;stumpedhigh=;csearch=;submit=1;.cgifields=viewtype].
Hebowled one of the longest known bowling spells in Test cricket - 55 six-ball overs in England's innings of 611 at Old Trafford in 1964. Veivers bowled 75 of the last 80 overs delivered from the City end, and finished with figures of 95.1-36-155-3.This is the most number of balls bowled in a single innings of a Test Match by an Australian.
Veivers served as a Brisbane radio station executive, before serving as the secretary of the Queensland Cricket Association from 1974 to 1977 and a state selector from 1977 to 1982. He was the president of the QCA from 1989 to 1992.He was made a Life Member of Queensland Cricket in 2006.
His cousins, Mick
& Greg Veivers
, both represented for Australia at rugby league. Greg captained his country and Mick went on to become a Queensland state politician.
Australia
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Cricket
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er who played in 21 Tests
Test cricket
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from 1963 to 1967. He was an all-rounder
All-rounder
An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a few batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are considered specialists...
who bowled right arm off-spin bowler and batted left-handed. He later had a brief political career, holding the seat of Ashgrove
Electoral district of Ashgrove
The division of Ashgrove is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia.It is located in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, encompassing Alderley, Ashgrove, Enoggera, The Gap, and Newmarket...
in the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
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from 1983 to 1986 for the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
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. He was Commissioner-General of the Australian Pavilion at World Expo 88 in Brisbane in 1988.He was Chairman of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research Trust for ten years from 1991 to 2000 and appointed a Fellow of the Institute in 2000.
Educated at Downlands College
Downlands College
Downlands College, officially Downlands Sacred Heart College, is a private, secondary, coeducational, day and boarding school in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Founded by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in 1931, the College began as a boarding school for boys with a total enrolment of...
, in Toowoomba in southeastern Queensland
Queensland
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, Veivers attended the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
, whom he represented in club cricket. He was made the captain of the Queensland Colts and scored 126 against the New South Wales Colts in 1958/59. He made his first-class debut in same season against the touring English cricket team
English cricket team
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and made his Sheffield Shield that season also. He played as a middle order batsman and off-spinner, but did not command a regular spot in the Sheffield Shield team until the following season. He was selected for his first Australian squad
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
in 1962, playing in a Australian XI against the visiting English team, in which he was hit for two sixes by Ted Dexter
Ted Dexter
Edward Ralph Dexter CBE is a former English cricketer...
in his opening over, hitting him out of the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
. He was then selected for the Test team the following season to make his debut against South Africa
South African cricket team
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in the First Test in Brisbane, in which he scored 14 batting at No. 8 and took 1/48. He was omitted for the third and fourth Tests, but managed to defy the South Africans with stubborn batting in the fifth Test in Sydney
Sydney Cricket Ground
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, salvaging a draw. He toured England
England
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in 1964, playing all Tests and scoring two half centuries and three three-wicket hauls. He followed this with two more half centuries and a career best of 4/68 on the tour to India
India
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.
He scored his Test best of 88 against Pakistan in Australia the following season but was unavailable to tour the West Indies in 1965 due to personal reasons. He had a difficult 1965-66 Ashes series back home against England, taking just four wickets and one half-century and then went on the 1966-67 tour of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, which was his last international representation for Australia. He retired from first-class cricket the following year. His career was hampered by his bowling, which was seen as economical but not penetrative, with an average of over 40 http://statserver.cricket.org/guru?sdb=player;playerid=1214;class=testplayer;filter=basic;team=0;opposition=0;notopposition=0;season=0;homeaway=0;continent=0;country=0;notcountry=0;groundid=0;startdefault=1963-12-06;start=1963-12-06;enddefault=1967-02-08;end=1967-02-08;tourneyid=0;finals=0;daynight=0;toss=0;scheduledovers=0;scheduleddays=0;innings=0;result=0;followon=0;seriesresult=0;captain=0;keeper=0;dnp=0;recent=;viewtype=aro_list;runslow=;runshigh=;batposition=0;dismissal=0;bowposition=0;ballslow=;ballshigh=;bpof=0;overslow=;overshigh=;conclow=;conchigh=;wicketslow=;wicketshigh=;dismissalslow=;dismissalshigh=;caughtlow=;caughthigh=;caughttype=0;stumpedlow=;stumpedhigh=;csearch=;submit=1;.cgifields=viewtype].
Hebowled one of the longest known bowling spells in Test cricket - 55 six-ball overs in England's innings of 611 at Old Trafford in 1964. Veivers bowled 75 of the last 80 overs delivered from the City end, and finished with figures of 95.1-36-155-3.This is the most number of balls bowled in a single innings of a Test Match by an Australian.
Veivers served as a Brisbane radio station executive, before serving as the secretary of the Queensland Cricket Association from 1974 to 1977 and a state selector from 1977 to 1982. He was the president of the QCA from 1989 to 1992.He was made a Life Member of Queensland Cricket in 2006.
His cousins, Mick
Mick Veivers
Mick Veivers was the Member for Southport from 1987 to 2001 and was Minister for Emergency Services and Sport in the Borbidge Government. He had previously been a Rugby League international....
& Greg Veivers
Greg Veivers
Greg Veivers is an Australian former rugby league footballer who captained the Kangaroos in a World Cup match in 1977. He represented Australia in seven World Cup matches from 1975 and 1977. He was a front-rower and a regular Queensland state representative from 1970 to 1978.-Early life and...
, both represented for Australia at rugby league. Greg captained his country and Mick went on to become a Queensland state politician.