Former Australia leg-spinner Tony Mann dies aged 74
Former Australia leg-spinner Tony Mann, who played four Tests between 1977 and 1978, died aged 74 after a long battle with cancer. Mann was the second night watchman to have scored a Test century (after Pakistan’s Nasim-ul-Ghani) when he scored 105 in the Perth Test against India in 1977-78.
Tony Mann, the legspinning all-rounder from Australia who was only the second nightwatchman to score a Test century. Mann played four Tests for Australia in which he scored 189 runs and picked up four wickets.
In a 20-year first-class career playing for Western Australia, He picked up 200 first-class wickets and was part of several Sheffield Shield title wins, including five five-wicket hauls while he scored 2544 runs, with two hundreds and 11 fifties. Mann also played 13 List-A games in which he bagged five wickets and scored 162 runs. Mann served his domestic side Western Australia with distinction for two decades, playing 80 first-class games and 13 domestic limited-overs games.
"We are deeply saddened to learn of Tony's passing. Tony was a strong contributor to the local community in Western Australia and Australian Cricket generally. He was an excellent allrounder - a left-hand bat and legspin bowler - through four Tests and 80 first-class matches," Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts said.
“Tony was a fantastic servant of the game, from a player to the head of cricket here at the WACA and going on to coach in a number of our programs,” Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) CEO Christina Matthews was quoted as saying on the WACA official site.
“He played a big part in the careers of many WA players, including the likes of Adam Gilchrist and Brad Hogg and was never shy to drive everyone to be better.
“On behalf of everyone at the WACA and the WA cricket community we send our deepest sympathy to the Mann family."
Many fondly remember him for his feats in the 1977-78 Perth Test against India when he became only the second man to score a century as a nightwatchman.
Former Australia leg-spinner Tony Mann, who played four Tests between 1977 and 1978, died aged 74 after a long battle with cancer. Mann was the second night watchman to have scored a Test century (after Pakistan’s Nasim-ul-Ghani) when he scored 105 in the Perth Test against India in 1977-78.
Tony Mann, the legspinning all-rounder from Australia who was only the second nightwatchman to score a Test century. Mann played four Tests for Australia in which he scored 189 runs and picked up four wickets.
In a 20-year first-class career playing for Western Australia, He picked up 200 first-class wickets and was part of several Sheffield Shield title wins, including five five-wicket hauls while he scored 2544 runs, with two hundreds and 11 fifties. Mann also played 13 List-A games in which he bagged five wickets and scored 162 runs. Mann served his domestic side Western Australia with distinction for two decades, playing 80 first-class games and 13 domestic limited-overs games.
"We are deeply saddened to learn of Tony's passing. Tony was a strong contributor to the local community in Western Australia and Australian Cricket generally. He was an excellent allrounder - a left-hand bat and legspin bowler - through four Tests and 80 first-class matches," Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts said.
“Tony was a fantastic servant of the game, from a player to the head of cricket here at the WACA and going on to coach in a number of our programs,” Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) CEO Christina Matthews was quoted as saying on the WACA official site.
“He played a big part in the careers of many WA players, including the likes of Adam Gilchrist and Brad Hogg and was never shy to drive everyone to be better.
“On behalf of everyone at the WACA and the WA cricket community we send our deepest sympathy to the Mann family."
Many fondly remember him for his feats in the 1977-78 Perth Test against India when he became only the second man to score a century as a nightwatchman.
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