Mervyn Inverarity (25 October 1907 – 17 March 1979) was an Australian cricketer who played 26 first-class matches for Western Australia between 1925 and 1940.
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Full name | Mervyn Inverarity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Claremont, Western Australia | 25 October 1907||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 March 1979 Cottesloe, Western Australia | (aged 71)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | John Inverarity (son) Alison Inverarity (granddaughter) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1925/26–1939/40 | Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 27 July 2011 |
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]
During his career, Inverarity scored 736 runs 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
edit- ^ Mervyn Inverarity – ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ Other matches played by Mervyn Inverarity Archived 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.