yep
Spot on, all have been knighted
The English team alone had about 8 or 9 in this category at one point. Five-ish years ago.
Chris Gayle stiff
Graham Pollock
Can't count him. No part of his professional sporting career happened in Tassie, cricket or footy. These players played for Australia as Tasmanians.
? I didn't put Marsh in. You might be referring to Young, who only played one test and a few Aus A games while Bird managed a steadier career more or less off the bench. Young was by far the bigger contributor as a middle order batsman and bowler for Tassie, and I'm leaning towards contribution to the state team, the qualification being international representation no matter how glorious or insignificant...
I'm not sure where you sit with Jack Badcock then.
Yeah...true...I'll amend it to Tasmanian home grown first class reps who played for Australia. Would have been a major shame if David Boon accepted the job offer he was given by the SACA and moved to Adelaide just before starting his test career, that would have made it two poached by the filthy croweaters. Walker never played first class cricket at all with Tasmania.
If the Tasmanian Walker's a problem, what of the Victorian Nash?
I reckon Hilf was better.
Carried the Australian attack (with Hammond) in the WI in 73 after Lillee broke down in the first test.
Hmmm...a bit nebulous, it seems. Spent my entire life thinking he was born in Tassie, but turns out he was a Victorian...played his first senior footy and cricket in Tassie, but was 19 when he arrived. Ok...further revision of definition (unless I axe him and make him eligible for the imported XI instead...no chance he'll get past Lillee and the Windians!) - senior sport debut as a Tasmanian and a significant career as a Tasmanian, with Aus representation to qualify. That means Shane Watson would oust Charles Eady and I'd need to find another imported opening international rep bat who played significantly for Tassie...a bit thin on options if Ibadulla is the other one...!
