Tim Wall

Not to be confused with Tim Walz.

Tim Wall

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Welbourn Wall
Born	(1904-05-13)13 May 1904 Semaphore, South Australia
Died	26 March 1981(1981-03-26) (aged 76)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 133)	8 March 1929 v England
Last Test	20 July 1934 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 18 108 Runs scored 121 1,071 Batting average 6.36 10.50 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 Top score 20 53* Balls bowled 4,812 21,604 Wickets 56 330 Bowling average 35.89 29.93 5 wickets in innings 3 10 10 wickets in match 0 2 Best bowling 5/14 10/36 Catches/stumpings 11/– 54/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 December 2021

Thomas Welbourn "Tim" Wall (13 May 1904 – 26 March 1981) was an Australian cricketer who played eighteen Test matches between 1929 and 1934. On his debut, he took five wickets in the second innings against England in Melbourne.^[1]

Wall was a school teacher in Adelaide before and after his cricket career. He died in 1981 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Wall's 10–36 in February 1933 remains the best first-class figures recorded in Australia.^[2] It is also the only ten-wicket innings ever recorded for South Australia.

Wall's grandson Brett Swain played 23 first-class matches for South Australia from 1994 to 2001.

References

1. "5th Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Mar 8–16, 1929". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
2. "Sheffield Shield: Best bowling figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

External links

• Tim Wall at ESPNcricinfo