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Stanley Joseph McCabe (16 July 1910 – 25 August 1968) was an Australian cricketer who played 39 Test matches for Australia from 1930 to 1938. A short, stocky right-hander, McCabe was described by Wisden as "one of Australia's greatest and most enterprising batsmen" and by his captain Don Bradman as one of the great batsmen of the game. He was never dropped from the Australian Test team and was known for his footwork, mastery of fast bowling and the hook shot against the Bodyline strategy ...
Wisden obituary Stan McCabe, who died on August 25, 1968, aged 58, following a fall from a cliff at his home in Sydney, was one of Australia's greatest and most enterprising batsmen.
A powerfully built right-hander, Stan McCabe excelled against pace bowling, combining his strong arms and nimble footwork to great effect. That ability against fast bowling was on show in the 1932/33 Ashes, otherwise known as the Bodyline series, where he made 385 runs at 43, scoring an incredible 187 not out in the opening match.
Stan McCabe is fondly remembered for essaying three marvellous knocks in a career spanning almost a decade. It all started in December, 1932. McCabe had already played 15 Tests, but didn't have a ...
Stanley Joseph McCabe was an Australian cricketer who played 39 Test matches for Australia from 1930 to 1938. A short, stocky right-hander, McCabe was described by Wisden as "one of Australia's greatest and most enterprising batsmen" and by his captain Don Bradman as one of the great batsmen of the game. He was never dropped from the Australian Test team and was known for his footwork, mastery of fast bowling and the hook shot against the Bodyline strategy. He also regularly bowled medium ...
Stan McCabe was one of Australia's greatest and most enterprising batsmen. In 39 Tests (61 innings) between 1930 and 1938, he scored 2748 runs, including six centuries, for an average of 48.21. During a first-class career lasting from 1928 to 1942 (182 games), he hit 11,951 runs, average 49.39, reaching three figures on 29 occasions.…
Find out the complete career history of Stan McCabe including highest scores, centuries, half centuries, wickets and more
Jul 16, 2020 · Stan McCabe was one of Australia’s star batsmen in the interwar years. On his second Ashes tour in 1934, his performances earned him the Wisden Cricketer of the Year award.Stan McCabe played on for Australia until the 1938 Ashes series. In 39 Tests he hit 2,748 runs at 48.21 with six hundreds.
Jul 7, 2013 · Stanley McCabe is regarded as one of the greatest stroke-players in the history of the game
Jul 14, 2016 · When Stan McCabe returned to the pavilion after scoring an epic 232 out of 277 in the 1938 Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, Don Bradman greeted him with the words, “If I could play an innings like ...
