John Tabart Explained

John Tabart
Fullname:John Lewis Benjamin Tabart
Birth Date:30 November 1827
Birth Place:St Pancras, London, England
Death Place:Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Family:Tom Tabart (nephew)
Club1:Tasmania
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:5
Runs1:80
Bat Avg1:11.42
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:20
Deliveries1:4
Wickets1: -
Bowl Avg1: -
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1: -
Catches/Stumpings1:1/ -
Date:2 January
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/7910.html Cricinfo
Debutdate1:11-12 Feb
Debutyear1:1851
Debutfor1:Tasmania
Debutagainst1:Victoria
Lastdate1:4-5 March
Lastyear1:1858
Lastfor1:Tasmania
Lastagainst1:Victoria
Type1:First-class

John Lewis Benjamin Tabart (30 November 1827  - 9 September 1894), was an English cricket player, who played five games of first-class cricket for Tasmania.

He has the distinction of having played in the first ever first-class cricket match in Australia.[1] In the extremely low-scoring match, his attacking 15 not out in the second innings, after Tasmania had lost six wickets for 15 in pursuit of 36 for victory, was crucial.[2]

John Tabart died on 9 September 1894 in Launceston, Tasmania at the age of 66.

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  1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/546090.html Tasmania v Victoria 1850-51
  2. Roger Page, A History of Tasmanian Cricket, Government Printer, Hobart, 1958, pp. 19-20.