Stan McCabe
Australian cricketer (1910-1968) · Australia · On the map · Athletes · Died at 58
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.
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McCabe during the tour of England on 28 April 1930![Stan McCabe's Test career batting performance. The red bars indicate the runs that he scored in an innings, with the blue line indicating the batting average in his last ten innings. The blue dots indicate an innings where he remained not out.[30]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Stan_McCabe_graph.png/500px-Stan_McCabe_graph.png)
Stan McCabe's Test career batting performance. The red bars indicate the runs that he scored in an innings, with the blue line indicating the batting average in his last ten innings. The blue dots indicate an innings where he remained not out.[30]
McCabe walks out to bat during the First Test of the Bodyline series.
Les Ames and Stan McCabe (right) in June 1934 at MCC vs. Australia at Lord's
Bradman and McCabe (right) in 1938
First Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, 14 June 1938. Match drawn during 2nd innings, McCabe edges a ball from England's Verity, past the slip fielders Hammond and Edrich. McCabe scored 232 runs in the first innings.
McCabe with son Geoffrey in 1940Awards
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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-pace and often opened the bowling at a time when Australia lacked fast bowlers, using an off cutter. He was one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1935.