Austin Punch
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| Full name | Austin Thomas Eugene Punch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 1894 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 August 1985 (aged 91) Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Austin Thomas Eugene Punch (16 August 1894 – 25 August 1985) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class match for Tasmania in 1927/28 and 32 matches for New South Wales between 1919/20 and 1928/29.[1]
A tall and forceful batsman, strong on the front foot, Punch made his highest score of 176 against Otago when New South Wales toured New Zealand early in 1924;[2] New South Wales scored 649 on the second day of the three-day match.[3] His best bowling figures with his leg-breaks were 5 for 33 against Queensland earlier that season.[4]
In 1923 Punch, described in the Sydney Referee as "a finely-trained baritone of undoubted excellence", resigned his position with the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Company to become a professional singer.[5][6] He married Sylvia Byrne in the Sydney suburb of Neutral Bay in November 1934.[7]
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