Sydney Callaway

Sydney Thomas Callaway (6 February 1868 – 25 November 1923) was an Australian cricketer who played in three Test matches, all of them against England in Australia in the 1890s. He was born at Redfern, New South Wales in 1868.

Sydney Callaway

Callaway in 1893
Personal information
Full name	Sydney Thomas Callaway
Born	(1868-02-06)6 February 1868 Redfern, New South Wales
Died	25 November 1923(1923-11-25) (aged 55) Christchurch, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Relations	Richard Callaway (brother)
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 60)	1 January 1892 v England
Last Test	11 January 1895 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1888/89–1895/96	New South Wales
1900/01–1906/07	Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 3 62 Runs scored 87 1,747 Batting average 17.39 16.79 100s/50s 0/0 0/10 Top score 41 86 Balls bowled 471 15,906 Wickets 6 320 Bowling average 23.66 17.07 5 wickets in innings 1 33 10 wickets in match 0 12 Best bowling 5/37 8/33 Catches/stumpings 0/– 48/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 April 2023

In 1891/92 he played in Sydney and Melbourne, and in 1894/95 he played in Adelaide where he took 5/37 in the first innings. In the Sydney Test, he was the second victim in a hat-trick by Johnny Briggs. He played in 62 first-class matches, taking 320 wickets at an average of just over 17 runs per wicket.

After he moved to New Zealand to play for Canterbury he also played several matches for New Zealand, including two against Australia, in the era before New Zealand played Test cricket. In the 1903–04 season in New Zealand he took 54 first-class wickets in five matches at an average of 8.77,[1] with a best analysis of 8 for 33 and 7 for 27, bowling unchanged throughout, in the match against Hawke's Bay,[2] as well as 5 for 94 and 6 for 4 against Wellington, when Wellington were dismissed for 22 in the second innings.[3]

At the time of his death, which came in Christchurch after a long illness, he was employed as a clerk for the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company. He left a widow, Mary, and a son.[4]