Full name Stanley George Sismey
Born July 15, 1916, Junee, New South Wales
Died June 19, 2009, Taree, New South Wales (aged 92 years 339 days)
Major teams Scotland, New South Wales
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 35 | 52 | 11 | 725 | 78 | 17.68 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 18 |
Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class span | 1938/39 - 1952 |
A lower-order batsman and wicketkeeper, Stan Sismey's first-class career spanned World War Two. He made his debut for New South Wales in 1938-39, playing eight times before the war. He served as a pilot, being shot in the side and forced down by German fighters in the Mediterranean Sea, being rescued unconscious after eight hours in the sea. He spent the remainder of the war as a test pilot in Scotland, joking there was so much shrapnel in his back the compasses of the aircraft he flew were affected.