BushTV Untold Stories - EDDIE GILBERT
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- Recognising the profound contribution Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have made to Australia. Produced for the Recognise campaign appearing on the ABC. More information at bushtv.com.au or www.recognise.org.au
My family have an amazing photo of my grandfather and eddie on the same team at cherbough mission.
Great video
Eddie Gilbert my favourite bowler my idol
He bowled him our for a duck twice, the only man who done feared in the game.
Thankyou Tom, fantastic video.
Hats off to this cricketer. Wouldve loved to see him play- specially that Donald Bradman duck! What a great side they would've made ! Eddie would've kept things even vs Larwoods bodyline bowling! Wouldn't it be great to see more indigenous Australians playing at international level?
Bowling action
Gilbert in his follow-through
Though he had a controversial action he was called only once for throwing and that for jerking his wrist. Importantly the straightness of his arm was never contradicted by umpires. The occasion of him being called was the match between Victoria and Queensland at the MCG in 1931. The umpire Andrew Barlow, no-balled him 13 times for his action.
Alan McGilvray said he had "absolutely no doubt" that Gilbert was "the fastest bowler I ever saw" and that "no matter how I analyse cricket down the years, I cannot imagine anybody bowling a ball faster than Eddie Gilbert". Of the legality of Gilbert's action, McGilvray commented, "It was hard to tell whether he actually chucked or not, because he let the ball go with such a fling of his right arm you got precious little sight of it."[2]
Retirement
Gilbert retired from the game in 1936 due to poor form whereupon officials in the Queensland Cricket Board and the Aboriginal Protectorate arranged for his return to an Aboriginal settlement. Gilbert died at the Wolston Park Hospital near Brisbane on 9 January 1978, aged 72 after many years of ill health due to alcoholism and mental illness. It was thought by some people that his personal demons stemmed from the racism he suffered: not being allowed to room with the team and made to sleep in a tent on the practice pitch; in addition to being forced out of the game and labelled a cheat because of his suspect bowling action. Some have said he never really recovered from this.
In 2015 Gilbert's son Barney unveiled the sign at the dedication of the Eddie Gilbert Memorial Field near the hospital, with folk singer Dermot Dorgan offering his tribute song "Eddie Gilbert" about the life and struggles of the iconic fast bowler.[3]
Recognition
In 2007 Queensland Cricket erected a bronze statue of Gilbert in Greg Chappell Street, outside Allan Border Field, Albion.[4] Designed by Pauline Clayton, the statue shows Gilbert in full flight. The monument was dedicated in November 2008.[5] In 2007, Indigenous Sport Queensland established the Eddie Gilbert Medal to recognise Queensland's best indigenous sports person
Very interesting stuff thanks
One imagines Eddie Gilbert must have had a slingy action like Jeff Thomson, which must have made him extremely difficult to pick. The combination of that and his seering pace must have made him a nightmare to face
This is sad. I've been researching all things fast bowling, but had never heard of him - now I know it was a sign of the times :( He must have been lightning quick to unsettle Bradman like that.
An olden-day version of Lasith Malinga
That's funny Don Bradman always says Harold Lawrood was the fastest bowler he ever faced.
Why would he give any credit to a blackfella? You understand don’t ya?
@@BlueMoon-0506 Unfortunately I do understand😠
It sounds to me he had to be bowling in the 150km/ h range at least . The fact bradmans bat fell from his hand tells you this man was supremely fast for his time. I'd imagine the bowlers of the day were trotting in at 120 km/h. He may have been the fastest ever. This piece speaks to the sadness and suffering we still see in the aboriginal community and as a white person I'm so ashamed and sorry about the stolen land, the stolen children, the racially abused and judged, the governments wishes to annihilate the population, the massacres. It's so clear to me now when I see this but so blind in everyday life because I do not see aboroginal people around me at all really. I'm also appalled at a lot of racist attitudes that still exist. I'd be really honoured if we changed our flag to the aboriginal one. One day I hope I make it to the nt or wa to spend more time in their communities and learn or help where I can.
Great post.
Eddy Gilbert was like lightning
So my dad told me
Fastest man ever
0:01 Who is Howard Larwood?
Harold Larwood. One of England's greatest fast bowlers