Hispanopedia WikiMervyn Inverarity (25 October 1907 – 17 March 1979) was an Australian cricketer who played 26 first-class matches for Western Australia between 1925 and 1940.
Inverarity attended Scotch College, Perth, in the 1920s,[1] also playing for Western Australia Colts during the same period.[2] He made his first-class debut for Western Australia against South Australia in October 1925, recording innings figures of 6/179 on debut.[3]
An all-rounder, Inverarity scored 736 runs during his career, at an average of 17.11, with a highest score of 68*. He also took 53 wickets at an average of 39.69, with a best bowling of 6/162.[4] Inverarity captained Western Australia in two matches in the 1939–40 season. He also captained Fremantle District Cricket Club in the Western Australian Grade Cricket competition, and holds the all-time career runs aggregate record for the club, with 6133 runs. His son John Inverarity played Test cricket for Australia.
References
- ↑Mervyn Inverarity – ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑Other matches played by Mervyn InverarityArchived 8 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑South Australia v Western Australia, 30, 31 October 2 November 1925 at the Adelaide Oval – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑Mervyn Inverarity – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- 1907 births
- 1979 deaths
- Australian cricketers
- People educated at Scotch College, Perth
- Western Australia cricketers
- Cricketers from Perth, Western Australia
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian cricket biography, 1900s birth stubs