Tim Wall

Thomas Welbourn "Tim" Wall (born 13 May 1904, Semaphore, South Australia; died 26 March 1981, Adelaide) was an Australian Test cricketer who played eighteen Tests between 1929 and 1934. On his debut, he took five wickets in the second innings against England in Melbourne.[1]

Tim Wall
Personal information
Full nameThomas Welbourn Wall
Born(1904-05-13)13 May 1904
Semaphore, South Australia
Died(1981-03-26)26 March 1981
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm fast
RelationsBrett Swain (grandson)
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 18 108
Runs scored 121 1071
Batting average 6.36 10.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 20 53*
Balls bowled 4812 21604
Wickets 56 330
Bowling average 35.89 29.93
5 wickets in innings 3 10
10 wickets in match 0 2
Best bowling 5/14 10/36
Catches/stumpings 11/0 54/0
Source: Cricinfo

Wall was a school teacher in Adelaide before and after his cricket career. He died in 1981 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Wall's 10–36 in February 1933 remains the best first-class figures recorded in Australia.[2] It is also the only ten-wicket innings ever recorded for South Australia.

Wall's grandson Brett Swain played 23 first-class matches for South Australia from 1994 to 2001.

References
  1. "5th Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Mar 8–16, 1929". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  2. "Sheffield Shield: Best bowling figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2017.


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