Charlie Macartney
Australian cricketer (1886-1958) · Australia · On the map · Athletes · Died at 72
Charles George Macartney was an Australian cricketer who played in 35 Test matches between 1907 and 1926.
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Clem Hill Teammate at Australia national team, 1907-1912
Victor Trumper Teammate at Australia national team, 1907-1912
Warwick Armstrong Teammate at Australia national team, 1907-1921
Bert Oldfield Teammate at Australia national team, 1920-1926
Sammy Carter Teammate at Australia national team, 1907-1921
Syd Gregory Teammate at Australia national team, 1907-1912
Arthur Mailey Teammate at Australia national team, 1920-1926
Johnny Taylor Teammate at Australia national team, 1920-1926
Tibby Cotter Teammate at Australia national team, 1907-1912
Tommy Andrews Teammate at Australia national team, 1921-1926
Vernon Ransford Teammate at Australia national team, 1907-1912
Edgar Mayne Teammate at Australia national team, 1912-1921
Herbie Collins Teammate at Australia national team, 1920-1926
Warren Bardsley Teammate at Australia national team, 1909-1926
Charles Kelleway Teammate at Australia national team, 1910-1926
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Victor Trumper, Macartney's friend and role model.![Macartney's Test career batting performance, showing the marked improvement post World War I. The red bars indicate an individual innings, while the blue lines indicate the batting average in the ten most recent innings. The blue dots indicate innings in which he remained not out.[16]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Charlie_Macartney_graph.png/500px-Charlie_Macartney_graph.png)
Macartney's Test career batting performance, showing the marked improvement post World War I. The red bars indicate an individual innings, while the blue lines indicate the batting average in the ten most recent innings. The blue dots indicate innings in which he remained not out.[16]
Don Bradman, regarded as the greatest batsman in cricket history, cited Macartney as an inspiration.
The successful 1921 Australian team. Macartney is third from the right in the middle row
Charlie Macartney, "The Governor-General"Awards
About this person
He was known as "The Governor-General" in reference to his authoritative batting style and his flamboyant strokeplay, which drew comparisons with his close friend and role model Victor Trumper, regarded as one of the most elegant batsmen in cricketing history. Sir Donald Bradman - generally regarded as the greatest batsman in history - cited Macartney's dynamic batting as an inspiration in his cricket career.
