Jim Workman Explained

Jim Workman
Country:Australia
Fullname:James Allen Workman
Birth Date:17 March 1917
Birth Place:Peterhead, Adelaide, South Australia
Death Place:Westminster, London, England
Batting:Right-handed
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:16
Runs1:549
Bat Avg1:20.33
100S/50S1:0/4
Top Score1:76
Deliveries1:8
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:6.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/6
Catches/Stumpings1:5/–
Date:24 December 2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8380.html Cricinfo

James Allen Workman (17 March 1917 – 23 December 1970) was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for the Australian Services team from May 1945 to January 1946.[1]

After the war he married an English woman, and they lived in London, where he coached at Alf Gover's cricket school. He died suddenly on his way home from work on 23 December 1970.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jim Workman . CricketArchive . 1 December 2021.
  2. H. D. Ainsworth, "Obituaries: Jim Workman", The Cricketer, March 1971, p. 27.