This article is about Australian cricketer. For the pseudonym, see Ted White (author).
Ronald Graham ArcherAM (25 October 1933 – 27 May 2007) was an Australian Test cricketer. He was born in the inner Brisbane suburb of Highgate Hill,[1] was educated at Brisbane's Anglican Church Grammar School[2] and played in 19 Tests from 1953 to 1956.[3]
He was the younger brother of Ken Archer, who also played Test cricket for Australia.[4]
A highly gifted all rounder, Archer's career was cruelly cut short by a serious knee injury in the one-off Test against Pakistan in Karachi in 1956 when he was just 23. A permanent fixture in the team from his debut against South Africa at Melbourne in 1952–53 until stricken by injury in 1956 Archer was a stylish middle order batsman and robust opening bowler. When England toured Australia in 1954–55 he topped the Australian bowling averages with 13 wickets (16.53). In the 2nd Test at Sydney he took 3–12 and 3–53 and his 49 was the highest score in the Australian first innings. After a slow start he excelled on the West Indian tour of 1955, recording 84 in Trinidad, 98 at Bridgetown and a maiden test hundred at Kingston to finish the series with 364 runs at 60.66. Showcasing his all round talent he took 18 wickets at 25.05 in England in 1956 but fell injured in Pakistan on the way home.[3] He played in 1958–59 as a specialist batsmen but though he averaged over 40 for Queensland his knee would not allow him to continue in the game.[3] After retiring from the playing field he worked as a TV executive, became Cricket Australia's Code of Behaviour Commissioner and officiated as an International Cricket Council match referee. He was made a life member of the Queensland Cricket Association for his services to cricket.[5]
Archer died of lung cancer in Brisbane on 27 May 2007.[6][7]
Cricket Australia Chairman Creagh O'Connor paid the following tribute "Ron Archer had a brief and very successful Test career which was tragically cut short by an injury of the type that modern sports medicine would today probably have overcome...But while his international playing career was too short, he still devoted an energetic and cheerful lifetime of support to the game that he loved, contributing right up until his final summer."[3]
On 12 June 1995, Archer was named a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of services to the community, cricket and business.[8] On 14 July 2000, Archer was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his cricketing achievements.[9] In 2009 Archer was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.[10]
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^Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN978-0-646-55807-3.
^. Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. qsport.org.au. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
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archer, this, article, about, australian, cricketer, pseudonym, white, author, ronald, graham, archer, october, 1933, 2007, australian, test, cricketer, born, inner, brisbane, suburb, highgate, hill, educated, brisbane, anglican, church, grammar, school, playe. This article is about Australian cricketer For the pseudonym see Ted White author Ronald Graham Archer AM 25 October 1933 27 May 2007 was an Australian Test cricketer He was born in the inner Brisbane suburb of Highgate Hill 1 was educated at Brisbane s Anglican Church Grammar School 2 and played in 19 Tests from 1953 to 1956 3 Ron ArcherArcher in 1954Personal informationBorn25 October 1933Highgate Hill Queensland AustraliaDied27 May 2007 aged 73 Brisbane Queensland AustraliaBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm fastInternational informationNational sideAustraliaTest debut cap 193 6 February 1953 v South AfricaLast Test11 October 1956 v PakistanCareer statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 19 98Runs scored 713 3 768Batting average 24 58 31 93100s 50s 1 2 4 21Top score 128 148Balls bowled 3 576 15 618Wickets 48 255Bowling average 27 45 23 365 wickets in innings 1 910 wickets in match 0 1Best bowling 5 53 7 56Catches stumpings 20 106 Source CricInfo 10 June 2022 He was the younger brother of Ken Archer who also played Test cricket for Australia 4 A highly gifted all rounder Archer s career was cruelly cut short by a serious knee injury in the one off Test against Pakistan in Karachi in 1956 when he was just 23 A permanent fixture in the team from his debut against South Africa at Melbourne in 1952 53 until stricken by injury in 1956 Archer was a stylish middle order batsman and robust opening bowler When England toured Australia in 1954 55 he topped the Australian bowling averages with 13 wickets 16 53 In the 2nd Test at Sydney he took 3 12 and 3 53 and his 49 was the highest score in the Australian first innings After a slow start he excelled on the West Indian tour of 1955 recording 84 in Trinidad 98 at Bridgetown and a maiden test hundred at Kingston to finish the series with 364 runs at 60 66 Showcasing his all round talent he took 18 wickets at 25 05 in England in 1956 but fell injured in Pakistan on the way home 3 He played in 1958 59 as a specialist batsmen but though he averaged over 40 for Queensland his knee would not allow him to continue in the game 3 After retiring from the playing field he worked as a TV executive became Cricket Australia s Code of Behaviour Commissioner and officiated as an International Cricket Council match referee He was made a life member of the Queensland Cricket Association for his services to cricket 5 Archer died of lung cancer in Brisbane on 27 May 2007 6 7 Cricket Australia Chairman Creagh O Connor paid the following tribute Ron Archer had a brief and very successful Test career which was tragically cut short by an injury of the type that modern sports medicine would today probably have overcome But while his international playing career was too short he still devoted an energetic and cheerful lifetime of support to the game that he loved contributing right up until his final summer 3 On 12 June 1995 Archer was named a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of services to the community cricket and business 8 On 14 July 2000 Archer was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his cricketing achievements 9 In 2009 Archer was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame 10 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ron Archer Ron Archer profile and biography stats records averages photos and videos Mason James 2011 Churchie The Centenary Register Brisbane Australia The Anglican Church Grammar School ISBN 978 0 646 55807 3 a b c d Ron Archer player profile ESPNcricinfo Ron Archer dies at 73 Cricinfo 2007 Retrieved 28 May 2007 Mr Ron Archer AM QSport Archived from the original on 25 October 2014 Retrieved 25 October 2014 Ron Archer dies soon after teammate 28 May 2007 Ron Archer dies at 73 Ron Archer AM Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Retrieved 3 January 2012 Ken Archer Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Retrieved 3 January 2012 Mr Ron Archer AM Queensland Sport Hall of Fame qsport org au Archived from the original on 25 October 2014 Retrieved 19 January 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ron Archer amp oldid 1179745180, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
