Tom Klose

Tom Elliott Klose (22 January 1918 – 13 June 1986) was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for South Australia between 1939 and 1950.

Tom Klose

Personal information
Full name	Tom Elliott Klose
Born	(1918-01-22)22 January 1918 Adelaide, South Australia
Died	13 June 1986(1986-06-13) (aged 68) Nailsworth, Adelaide, South Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox, left-arm medium-pace
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1939–40 to 1949–50	South Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 25 Runs scored 895 Batting average 22.94 100s/50s 0/5 Top score 80 Balls bowled 3236 Wickets 32 Bowling average 37.53 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/23 Catches/stumpings 16/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2019

A middle-order batsman, left-arm orthodox spin or medium-pace bowler and brilliant fieldsman, Tom Klose was considered one of Australia's most promising young cricketers immediately before World War II.^[1][2] In his debut first-class season of 1939–40 he made 305 runs at an average of 23.46, took 18 wickets at 16.88, and took 10 catches.^[3][4]

Klose served in the Army from 1940 to 1945.^[5] He played a few seasons after the war without fulfilling his youthful promise. He retained his fielding skill, however: playing for Prospect in the 1948–49 Adelaide season, he won the competition fielding prize with 62 points, well ahead of the second-placed player, Neil Dansie, on 39.^[6]

References

1. "War Will Interfere with Chances of These Bright Cricketers". Smith's Weekly: 6. 23 December 1939.
2. Whitington, R. S. (11 November 1939). "Victorians Here Next Week". The Mail: 17.
3. "First-class batting and fielding in each season by Tom Klose". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
4. "First-class bowling in each season by Tom Klose". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
5. "Klose, Tom Elliott". World War Two Nominal Roll. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
6. "Fielding Prize to Klose". Advertiser: 11. 1 April 1949.

External links

• Tom Klose at ESPNcricinfo
• Tom Klose at CricketArchive