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health due to alcoholism and mental illness. It was thought by some people that his health issues stemmed from the racism he suffered: he was not being allowed to room with the team and made to sleep in a tent on the practice pitch. In addition, he was forced out of the game and labelled a cheat because of his suspect bowling action.
666:. The fourth was as fast, and hit Bradman on his underbelly. The impact knocked his bat off, leaving him in agony. It took him time, but he got back to his feet. Then came the bouncer, a really quick one. Bradman tried to counterattack, but it was too quick. The top-edge went up in the air, and Waterman took it easily.
613:. This meant that he needed written permission to travel from his Aboriginal settlement each time he played in a first-class match. Reference to his correspondence survives in the Queensland State Archives. (QSA A/4736, Home Secretary, Register of Letters Received, 1931, Extracts - Aborigines General).
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games, racking up fifteen wickets in the process. Gilbert had bowled upward of 141 overs and had a bowling average of 33.46. His best performance was 4–44. Overall, in his first season with the team, Gilbert had finished with the 13th best bowling average amongst bowlers whom had bowled more than 15
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Australian Test team due to doubts about his action, his Aboriginality and the fact that he represented Queensland, then a relatively weak team.
474:. With the team having had better results than the previous season, Queensland saw Gilbert bowl less and take more wickets (21). Both of those factors also greatly improved Gilbert's bowling average. At seasons-end Gilbert had taken the fifth most wickets in the competition and had earned his first
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Gilbert was "the fastest bowler I ever saw" and that "no matter how I analyse cricket down the years, I cannot imagine anybody bowling a ball faster than Eddie Gilbert". Of the legality of Gilbert's action, McGilvray commented, "It was hard to tell whether he
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In 2015 Gilbert's son Barney unveiled the sign at the dedication of the Eddie
Gilbert Memorial Field near the hospital, with folk singer Dermot Dorgan offering his tribute song "Eddie Gilbert" about the life and struggles of the iconic fast bowler.
569:. Gilbert then took three wickets in a row to finish the innings 4–58. South Australia's second innings remained steady (76/1), however and Gilbert's second innings was unsuccessful having not taken any wickets. Queensland lost by 9 wickets.
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Eddie Gilbert - The True Story of an Aboriginal Cricketing Legend
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for a duck with his first ball. The incoming batsman was
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838:"Sheffield Shield 1930/31: Bowling – Most Wickets"
1202:by Mike Colman and Ken Edwards. ABC Books (2002).
501:in late October and the first of the season. In
650:(the "Gabba") in Brisbane, he dismissed opener
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1154:"Eddie Gilbert | Monument Australia"
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1023:"Queensland – South Australia – 1932/33"
897:, Australia. 3 February 1932. p. 10
466:Following on from his first season with
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333:. He was described as an exceptionally
1112:, ABC Books, Sydney, 1987, pp. 111-12.
893:. Vol. CXXXVI, no. 20, 121.
700:Gilbert in his follow-through, c. 1930
642:On 6 November 1931 in a match against
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809:"On this Day: Gilbert floors Bradman"
361:Gilbert was taken from his home near
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549:dismissing the opening two batsman (
341:between 1930 and 1936. Described by
337:. He competed for Queensland in the
1230:Eddie Gilbert song by Dermot Dorgan
1172:Indigenous Sport Queensland website
561:for 31. Brew then took another and
365:at the age of three as part of the
943:"Sheffield Shield 1932/33 – Table"
611:Protection of Aboriginals Act 1897
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1270:Members of the Stolen Generations
1225:Cricinfo article on Eddie Gilbert
965:"Victoria – Queensland – 1932/33"
807:Smith, Martin (6 November 2014).
485:In Gilbert's third season in the
458:Gilbert played five of their six
451:was not considered first-class.)
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673:and that the balls from Gilbert
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907:National Library of Australia
1275:People from Wide Bay–Burnett
1096:"Don Bradman and his ducks"
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454:In his first season with
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646:at the recently opened
593:The era of 'protection'
357:Early and personal life
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312:Harold Edward Gilbert
47:Harold Edward Gilbert
717:in 1931. The umpire
684:during the infamous
431:in Australia, after
318:, was an Australian
252:5 wickets in innings
38:Personal information
16:Australian cricketer
754:Eddie Gilbert Medal
565:took his first via
429:first-class cricket
261:10 wickets in match
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1214:, australia.gov.au
885:"Sheffield Shield"
742:Allan Border Field
738:Queensland Cricket
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367:Stolen Generations
353:or anyone else.”
1098:. 27 August 2014.
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1250:1978 deaths
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1182:30 November
890:The Mercury
732:Recognition
656:Don Bradman
582:West Indies
511:Ron Oxenham
373:, north of
343:Don Bradman
335:fast bowler
183:Runs scored
169:First-class
165:Competition
101:Left-handed
73:, Australia
1239:Categories
1194:References
987:"Debacle!"
711:Queensland
617:Retirement
607:Queensland
535:Queensland
533:, helping
527:tail-ender
495:Queensland
468:Queensland
456:Queensland
441:Jack Marsh
418:Queensland
327:Queensland
320:Aboriginal
146:Queensland
109:Right arm
71:Queensland
59:1905-08-01
555:top-order
507:Australia
439:in 1879,
435:in 1870,
423:team for
371:Cherbourg
323:cricketer
283:4/–
279:stumpings
209:Top score
1138:1 August
1132:Archived
895:Tasmania
776:Twopenny
760:See also
736:In 2007
707:Victoria
557:batsman
519:Victoria
515:Victoria
503:Victoria
499:Victoria
482:(5–67).
480:Victoria
478:against
433:Twopenny
375:Brisbane
363:Woodford
297:Source:
277:Catches/
201:100s/50s
67:Woodford
992:The Sun
713:at the
509:bowler
491:1932–33
472:1931–32
463:overs.
425:1930/31
408:1934–35
404:1933–34
400:1932–33
396:1931–32
392:1930–31
347:England
329:in the
232:Wickets
175:Matches
106:Bowling
98:Batting
1061:3 July
1029:3 July
1003:3 July
971:3 July
949:3 July
927:3 July
901:3 July
869:3 July
847:3 July
822:3 July
746:Albion
688:tour.
551:caught
410:, and
223:bowled
121:Bowler
795:Notes
246:28.97
226:4,920
221:Balls
132:Years
90:Wacol
1184:2015
1140:2015
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903:2022
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709:and
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196:7.22
135:Team
117:Role
111:fast
79:Died
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644:NSW
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