| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Anthony Douglas Jose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 February 1929 Adelaide, South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 February 1972 (aged 42) Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947/48 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,11 July 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anthony Douglas Jose (17 February 1929 –3 February 1972),known as Tony Jose,was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for South Australia,Kent,Oxford University,and Free Foresters between 1948 and 1953. [1]
The second son of Gilbert Jose,who also played first-class cricket for South Australia, [2] and Hazel (nee Brook),who died in 1930, [3] Jose was born in Adelaide,South Australia,and attended Adelaide's St Peter's College,where he was dux in 1945 and captain in 1946. [4]
Accepted into the University of Adelaide in 1946 to study Medicine,Jose was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1948, [4] heading to Oxford University,where he gained a doctorate. [5]
Jose excelled in a range of sports from an early age,holding the state junior record for long jump and triple jump,representing the South Australian junior team in rugby union,and was a leading junior hurdler. [4]
He made his senior district cricket debut for Adelaide University Cricket Club in November 1947 and his debut for South Australia came two months later,aged 18,on 9 January 1948 [2] against New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground,opening the bowling and taking 2/76 and 2/33,including the wickets of Test players Arthur Morris and Sid Barnes. [6]
Jose was praised for his debut performance,with onlookers noting that he gave "the ball a disconcertedly late swing" and the Sydney Daily Telegraph thought him to be a Test possibility. [7]
However,Jose only played twice more for South Australia before moving to England to study at Oxford. While there,Jose played for the university,being awarded blues in 1950 and 1951. [5] as well as occasionally for Kent in 1951 and 1952 [5] [8] [9] and Free Foresters in 1953. [10]
Jose worked as a cardiologist in Sydney and Los Angeles, [11] where he committed suicide in 1972,aged 42. [11]
In addition to his father,Jose's grandfather George Jose was Dean of Adelaide, [2] his uncle Sir Ivan Bede Jose was awarded the Military Medal during World War I while another uncle,Wilfred Jose,was killed in the war.