McShane is rare in that he was a Test match umpire before he played in a Test match. He was selected to be twelfth man for Australia in the Test against England in Sydney in March 1885, but after several nominated umpires declined or were rejected by the teams, he was asked to umpire.[1] Australia won the match by eight wickets after George Bonnor scored a century in 100 minutes, the fastest in Test matches to that time. McShane's colleague was Ted Elliott.
McShane was then selected for the Test in Melbourne the following week, making 9 and 12 not out. He played in two more Tests against England in the 1887–88 season, failing with the bat – his last three innings were ducks – and taking only one wicket.
He was a left-handed batsman who played in 36 first-class matches, most of them for Victoria, between 1880/81 and 1892/93. He scored 1117 runs at an average of 18.31 with a highest score of 88. As a left-arm medium-pace bowler he took 72 wickets at an average of 25.36 with best figures of 9/45 in an innings. He also took 24 catches.[1]
McShane also captained the Fitzroy Football Club in the VFA.[1] After his sporting career ended, McShane was employed as curator at St Kilda Cricket Club's ground, but became mentally ill and was admitted to Kew Asylum.[2] After two years there he died in December 1903, leaving a widow and a large family.[3]
patrick, mcshane, patrick, george, mcshane, april, 1858, december, 1903, australian, cricketer, played, three, test, matches, between, 1885, 1888, personal, informationfull, namepatrick, george, mcshaneborn18, april, 1858keilor, victoria, australiadied11, dece. Patrick George McShane 18 April 1858 11 December 1903 was an Australian cricketer who played in three Test matches between 1885 and 1888 Patrick McShanePersonal informationFull namePatrick George McShaneBorn18 April 1858Keilor Victoria AustraliaDied11 December 1903 aged 45 Kew Victoria AustraliaBattingLeft handedBowlingLeft arm mediumRoleBowler umpireInternational informationNational sideAustralia 1885 1888 Test debut cap 41 21 March 1885 v EnglandLast Test10 February 1888 v EnglandCareer statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 3 36Runs scored 26 1117Batting average 5 20 18 31100s 50s 0 0 0 5Top score 12 88Balls bowled 108 4479Wickets 1 72Bowling average 48 00 25 365 wickets in innings 0 410 wickets in match 0 1Best bowling 1 39 9 45Catches stumpings 2 0 24 0Source Cricinfo 28 November 2019 Contents 1 Life and career 2 See also 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksLife and career editMcShane is rare in that he was a Test match umpire before he played in a Test match He was selected to be twelfth man for Australia in the Test against England in Sydney in March 1885 but after several nominated umpires declined or were rejected by the teams he was asked to umpire 1 Australia won the match by eight wickets after George Bonnor scored a century in 100 minutes the fastest in Test matches to that time McShane s colleague was Ted Elliott McShane was then selected for the Test in Melbourne the following week making 9 and 12 not out He played in two more Tests against England in the 1887 88 season failing with the bat his last three innings were ducks and taking only one wicket He was a left handed batsman who played in 36 first class matches most of them for Victoria between 1880 81 and 1892 93 He scored 1117 runs at an average of 18 31 with a highest score of 88 As a left arm medium pace bowler he took 72 wickets at an average of 25 36 with best figures of 9 45 in an innings He also took 24 catches 1 McShane also captained the Fitzroy Football Club in the VFA 1 After his sporting career ended McShane was employed as curator at St Kilda Cricket Club s ground but became mentally ill and was admitted to Kew Asylum 2 After two years there he died in December 1903 leaving a widow and a large family 3 See also editList of Test cricket umpires List of Victoria first class cricketersReferences edit a b c The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket Oxford Melbourne 1996 p 357 Haigh Gideon 2006 Silent Revolutions Writings on Cricket History Black Inc ISBN 1 86395 310 8 p 243 Personal Bendigo Advertiser 4 14 December 1903 Sources editPollard Jack Australian Cricket 1803 1893 The Formative Years Sydney The Book Company 1995 ISBN 0 207 15490 2 Pollard Jack Australian Cricket The game and the players Sydney Hodder amp Stoughton 1982 ISBN 0 340 28796 9 External links editPatrick McShane at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patrick McShane amp oldid 1197858842, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
