Joe Darling
Australian cricketer (1870-1946) · Australia · On the map · Athletes · Died at 75
Joseph Darling was an Australian cricketer who played 34 Test matches as a specialist batsman between 1894 and 1905. As captain, he led Australia in a total of 21 Tests, winning seven and losing four. In Test cricket, he scored 1,657 runs at an average of 28.56 per innings, including three centuries.
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Clem Hill Teammate at Australia national team, 1896-1905
Hugh Trumble Teammate at Australia national team, 1894-1904
Victor Trumper Teammate at Australia national team, 1899-1905
Syd Gregory Teammate at Australia national team, 1894-1905
Charles Eady Teammate at Australia national team, 1896-1902
Ernie Jones Teammate at Australia national team, 1894-1902
Frank Laver Teammate at Australia national team, 1899-1905
Jack Worrall Teammate at Australia national team, 1894-1899
Bill Howell Teammate at Australia national team, 1898-1904
Charlie McLeod Teammate at Australia national team, 1894-1905
Frank Iredale Teammate at Australia national team, 1894-1899
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Darling in 1896
Darling c. 1905
Darling (centre, middle row) with his famed 1902 touring team
Parliamentary portrait of Darling
Paddy Slavin![An innings-by-innings breakdown of Darling's Test match batting career, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line). The blue dots indicate an innings where he was not dismissed.[42]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Joe_Darling_graph.png/500px-Joe_Darling_graph.png)
An innings-by-innings breakdown of Darling's Test match batting career, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line). The blue dots indicate an innings where he was not dismissed.[42]Awards
About this person
Darling toured England four times with the Australian team - in 1896, 1899, 1902 and 1905; the last three tours as captain. He was captain of the Australian cricket team in England in 1902, widely recognised as one of the best teams in Australian cricket history.
