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    Samuel John Everett Loxton OBE (29 March 1921 – 3 December 2011) was an Australian cricketer, footballer and politician. Among these three pursuits, his...
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    Sam Loxton was a member of Donald Bradman's famous Australian cricket team, which toured England in 1948. Bradman's men went undefeated in their 34 matches;...
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  • Ridings, Sam Loxton, Neil Harvey 1973–74: Phil Ridings, Sam Loxton, Neil Harvey 1974–75: Phil Ridings, Sam Loxton, Neil Harvey 1975–76: Phil Ridings, Sam Loxton...
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  • hockey goaltender Sam Low (born 1970), American businessman and member of the Washington State House of Representatives Sam Loxton (1921–2011), Australian...
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  • scraped home by four wickets in a low-scoring match with ten men after Sam Loxton succumbed to injury. In a later match against Hampshire, Australia ceded...
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  • Loxton may refer to: Loxton, Somerset, a village in England Loxton, Northern Cape, a town in South Africa Loxton, South Australia, a locality in Australia...
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    shillings for each six and 10 shillings for each four. Veteran batsman Sam Loxton hit 47 and Keith Miller 38 as Bill Edrich's fast bowling cost him 40 runs...
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    was absent with fibrositis. The tourists fell for 331, with debutants Sam Loxton and Doug Ring taking three wickets apiece. India eventually fell to another...
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    Armadale. John Jost – The Age Political Correspondent and ABC 7.30 Host Sam Loxton – Test cricketer who attended Armadale Public School. Sir Eric Pearce...
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  • 1920 – Theodore Trautwein, American lawyer and judge (d. 2000) 1921 – Sam Loxton, Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (d. 2011) 1923 – Geoff...
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  • had been held by the Liberal Party and Australian Cricket champion and Sam Loxton since 1955. On May Day 1961 George Gahan declared: "The hour is right...
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  • Test Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2024. Ferris, Sam (8 July 2019). "New look revealed for Test shirts". cricket.com.au. Retrieved...
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  • sponsored by Brylcreem, and was originally hosted by Ian Johnson, later by Sam Loxton. The series aired against U.S. series Disneyland on HSV-7 and US series...
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  • innings. The tourists were effectively seven wickets down with the injured Sam Loxton unable to bat, but Neil Harvey and Don Tallon saw Australia to the target...
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  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat. Eight balls per over. Len Johnson, Sam Loxton and Doug Ring (Aus) made their Test debuts. 8 February was a rest day...
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    politician, after whom the City of Knox is named, was born in Prahran in 1885. Sam Loxton – Australian Test cricketer, played for Prahran in Victorian Premier Cricket...
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    order collapsed to 6/31—effectively seven wickets down with the injured Sam Loxton unable to bat—before scraping home by four wickets. Brown was rested for...
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  • and characterised his temperament as "ideal". Following the death of Sam Loxton in December 2011, Morris became Australia's oldest living Test cricketer...
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  • Robert Furlonger, diplomat and public servant (died 2019) 29 March – Sam Loxton, cricketer (died 2011) 1 April – Harold James Frith, ornithologist (died...
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    Fifth and final Test as Australia sought to try out new players such as Sam Loxton ahead of the tour of England. He remained in strong form for Victoria...
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  • 1945–1948   Frank Crean Labor 1949–1951   Robert Pettiona Labor 1951–1955   Sam Loxton Liberal 1955–1979   Bob Miller Labor 1979–1985   Don Hayward Liberal 1985–1996...
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  • the target of 60, with effectively only three wickets in hand because Sam Loxton was injured and unable to bat. The Australians travelled to London to...
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    Hassett 112 24 December 1949  Australia  South Africa 1 Australia won 9 Sam Loxton 101 1 10 Arthur Morris 111 10 February 1950  Australia  South Africa 1...
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    at 6/669 and playing a supporting role in a 105-run partnership with Sam Loxton, who made 159 not out. Acting captain Hassett declared without further...
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    display praised for its aesthetic beauty. They were later supported by Sam Loxton (93)—who hit five sixes—and Ray Lindwall (77), who both struck the ball...
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    was this time successful. He re-contested the 2014 election but lost to Sam Hibbins of the Greens. Along with the seat of Melbourne it was the first...
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  • chance. Their cause was not helped by the selectors Sir Donald Bradman, Sam Loxton and Neil Harvey who chose nineteen different players in the series, nine...
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    "lovely". In the second innings, Australia's makeshift openers Harvey and Sam Loxton chased down the 122 runs for victory to complete a 10-wicket win. Australia...
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    caught to leave Australia at 5/20 in pursuit of 60. To make matters worse, Sam Loxton was injured and could not bat, so Australia were effectively six wickets...
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  • after his axing was made public. The Australian selectors Don Bradman, Sam Loxton and Neil Harvey had delayed the announcement while they tried to locate...
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