Only 157 cm tall, Schneider was born in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn and was a left-handed batsman who occasionally bowled right-arm wrist spin. Schneider showed precocious talent as a schoolboy player and was selected for his first-class debut as a 17-year-old while attending Xavier College, Melbourne. Batting at number eight, he contributed 55 runs to Victoria's (then) world record total of 1059, against Tasmania.[1] Despite this promising start, Schneider had to wait two years for another opportunity and he eventually relocated to Adelaide in 1926 when it became obvious that he was not going to get a regular place in the strong Victorian batting line-up. Schneider was also a noted footballer and he joined the Norwood Football Club on his move to Adelaide.
In 1926–27, his first season with South Australia, Schneider hit 605 runs at an average of 50.41 to help the team win the Sheffield Shield.[2] He then scored another 520 runs (at 52.00) the following season to earn selection for the Australian team that toured New Zealand in the autumn of 1928. He had a successful tour (averaging 46.85) and appeared likely to break into the Test team in the coming years. However, he collapsed while horse riding during the latter stages of the New Zealand tour, the first signs of the illness that took his life later in the year.[1] He died of leukaemia, before the next cricket season commenced, at Kensington Park, South Australia, only three weeks after his 23rd birthday.
Schneider played 20 first-class matches, scoring 1509 runs (at 48.67) and taking 10 wickets (at 35.50). He made six centuries, the highest of which was 146 for South Australia against New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground in January 1927.[3] For the Australian touring team against Canterbury in March 1928 he made 138, and he and Bert Oldfield added 229 for the seventh wicket in a little under two hours.[4]
Schneider holds the runs record for the Xavier College First XI. During his four seasons in the firsts (1921, 1922, 1923, 1924) he made 1642 runs including seven centuries. He captained the team in 1922, 1923 and 1924 and won premierships in 1923 and 1924. Schneider also holds the wickets record for the Xavier First XI, having taken 139 wickets.
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karl, schneider, cricketer, karl, joseph, schneider, august, 1905, september, 1928, cricketer, played, victoria, south, australia, karl, schneiderpersonal, informationfull, namekarl, joseph, schneiderborn, 1905, august, 1905hawthorn, victoriadied5, september, . Karl Joseph Schneider 15 August 1905 5 September 1928 was a cricketer who played for Victoria and South Australia Karl SchneiderPersonal informationFull nameKarl Joseph SchneiderBorn 1905 08 15 15 August 1905Hawthorn VictoriaDied5 September 1928 1928 09 05 aged 23 Kensington Park South AustraliaHeight1 57 m 5 ft 2 in BattingLeft handedBowlingLeg spinRoleBatsmanDomestic team informationYearsTeam1922 23 1924 25Victoria1926 27 1927 28South AustraliaFirst class debut2 February 1923 Victoria v TasmaniaLast First class3 April 1928 Australia v New ZealandCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 20Runs scored 1 509Batting average 48 67100s 50s 6 8Top score 146Balls bowled 533Wickets 10Bowling average 35 505 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling 2 10Catches stumpings 5 Source CricketArchive 25 January 2009 Contents 1 Cricket career 2 See also 3 References 4 Notes 5 External linksCricket career editOnly 157 cm tall Schneider was born in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn and was a left handed batsman who occasionally bowled right arm wrist spin Schneider showed precocious talent as a schoolboy player and was selected for his first class debut as a 17 year old while attending Xavier College Melbourne Batting at number eight he contributed 55 runs to Victoria s then world record total of 1059 against Tasmania 1 Despite this promising start Schneider had to wait two years for another opportunity and he eventually relocated to Adelaide in 1926 when it became obvious that he was not going to get a regular place in the strong Victorian batting line up Schneider was also a noted footballer and he joined the Norwood Football Club on his move to Adelaide In 1926 27 his first season with South Australia Schneider hit 605 runs at an average of 50 41 to help the team win the Sheffield Shield 2 He then scored another 520 runs at 52 00 the following season to earn selection for the Australian team that toured New Zealand in the autumn of 1928 He had a successful tour averaging 46 85 and appeared likely to break into the Test team in the coming years However he collapsed while horse riding during the latter stages of the New Zealand tour the first signs of the illness that took his life later in the year 1 He died of leukaemia before the next cricket season commenced at Kensington Park South Australia only three weeks after his 23rd birthday Schneider played 20 first class matches scoring 1509 runs at 48 67 and taking 10 wickets at 35 50 He made six centuries the highest of which was 146 for South Australia against New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground in January 1927 3 For the Australian touring team against Canterbury in March 1928 he made 138 and he and Bert Oldfield added 229 for the seventh wicket in a little under two hours 4 Schneider holds the runs record for the Xavier College First XI During his four seasons in the firsts 1921 1922 1923 1924 he made 1642 runs including seven centuries He captained the team in 1922 1923 and 1924 and won premierships in 1923 and 1924 Schneider also holds the wickets record for the Xavier First XI having taken 139 wickets See also editList of Victoria first class cricketersReferences editCashman Richard et al editors 1996 The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket OUP ISBN 0 19 553575 8 Notes edit a b Cashman et al 1996 p 462 Cricket Archive First class batting and fielding in each season by Karl Schneider Retrieved 14 January 2007 Cricket Archive NSW v SA at Sydney 1926 27 scorecard Retrieved 14 January 2008 A Great Stand Press 11 5 March 1928 External links editKarl Schneider at ESPNcricinfo The Age Little man who gave the Don big boots to fill Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl Schneider cricketer amp oldid 1192073991, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
