Merv Inverarity

Merv Inverarity

Personal information
Full name	Mervyn Inverarity
Born	(1907-10-25)25 October 1907 Claremont, Western Australia
Died	17 March 1979(1979-03-17) (aged 71) Cottesloe, Western Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium Right-arm leg break
Role	All-rounder
Relations	John Inverarity (son) Alison Inverarity (granddaughter)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1925/26–1939/40	Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 26 Runs scored 736 Batting average 17.11 100s/50s 0/4 Top score 68* Balls bowled 3,099 Wickets 53 Bowling average 39.69 5 wickets in innings 3 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 6/162 Catches/stumpings 12/–
Source: CricketArchive, 27 July 2011

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.

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

1. Mervyn Inverarity – ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
2. Other matches played by Mervyn Inverarity Archived 8 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
3. South Australia v Western Australia, 30, 31 October 2 November 1925 at the Adelaide Oval – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
4. Mervyn Inverarity – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 July 2011.