Tim Caldwell (cricketer)
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Tim Charles John Caldwell, OBE
, BEM
(29 October 1913 – 17 June 1994) was an Australian cricket
er who played first-class cricket
for New South Wales
from 1935 to 1937. He served as Chairman of the Australian Cricket Board from 1972 until 1975 and was a senior executive with the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group.
suburb of Clayfield, Queensland
, and educated at Brisbane Grammar School
and Newington College
(1927–1930). He was a right arm fast medium bowler
and right-handed batsman for Northern Districts.
, Caldwell served in the 9th Australian Division of the AIF
and as a Lieutenant
was awarded the British Empire Medal
.
in the Sheffield Shield for three years (1935–1937) and was President of the Northern Districts Cricket Club from 1963 until 1968. He was Chairman of the Australian Cricket Board [1972-1975) during a difficult period of modernisation of the game in Australia.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, BEM
British Empire Medal
The Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Meritorious Service, usually known as the British Empire Medal , is a British medal awarded for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown...
(29 October 1913 – 17 June 1994) was an Australian cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
for New South Wales
New South Wales Blues
The New South Wales cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales...
from 1935 to 1937. He served as Chairman of the Australian Cricket Board from 1972 until 1975 and was a senior executive with the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group.
Early life
Caldwell was born in the BrisbaneBrisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
suburb of Clayfield, Queensland
Clayfield, Queensland
Clayfield is an inner-northern suburb of Brisbane, located approximately from the CBD. Clayfield is bordered to the north by Nundah, to the East by Ascot and Hendra, to the west by Wooloowin and to the South by Albion....
, and educated at Brisbane Grammar School
Brisbane Grammar School
Brisbane Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school for boys, located in Spring Hill, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia...
and Newington College
Newington College
Newington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
(1927–1930). He was a right arm fast medium bowler
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
and right-handed batsman for Northern Districts.
Banking career
On leaving school, Caldwell joined the English Scottish and Australian Bank and at the time of his retirement was National Assistant General Manager, and NSW General Manager, of the same organisation, but by then known as the ANZ.War service
During World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Caldwell served in the 9th Australian Division of the AIF
AIF
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and as a Lieutenant
Lieutenant
A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
was awarded the British Empire Medal
British Empire Medal
The Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Meritorious Service, usually known as the British Empire Medal , is a British medal awarded for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown...
.
Cricket
Caldwell played for New South WalesNew South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
in the Sheffield Shield for three years (1935–1937) and was President of the Northern Districts Cricket Club from 1963 until 1968. He was Chairman of the Australian Cricket Board [1972-1975) during a difficult period of modernisation of the game in Australia.
Honours
- British Empire MedalBritish Empire MedalThe Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Meritorious Service, usually known as the British Empire Medal , is a British medal awarded for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown...
(1943) - For distinguished military service in the Middle East. - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1976) - In recognition of service to sport.
- Honorary Life Member - New South Wales Cricket AssociationNew South Wales Cricket AssociationThe New South Wales Cricket Association is a sporting club who administer cricket in New South Wales, based at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Their trading name is Cricket NSW....
- Honorary Life Member - Marylebone Cricket ClubMarylebone Cricket ClubMarylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...