Harry Pegg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian rules footballer cricketer
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Place of Birth: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
About Harry Pegg
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- Pegg (19 March 1916 – 17 October 2010) was an Australian sportsman who represented Queensland in both Australian rules football and first-class cricket. An interstate football representative, Pegg was one of the leading player in the Queensland Australian National Football League (QANFL) in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
- He was made captain of South Brisbane in 1939 and two years later crossed to Windsor.Pegg was 29 when made his first-class cricket debut for Queensland, against the Don Bradman captained South Australian team at Adelaide Oval in 1945/46.
- Although he was a wicket-keeper in grade cricket, Pegg was picked as a specialist batsman.
- He was only required to bat once but failed to score, falling leg before wicket to Tom Klose.
- The Queenslanders next went to Sydney to play a match against New South Wales, with Pegg the 12th man.
- During the first day, keeper Don Tallon injured his shoulder while batting and a request was made to New South Wales leader Bill O'Reilly for Pegg to keep wicket in his place, which was agreed.
- Although it didn't count towards his first-class record, Pegg took five catches in the first innings.
- His only other first-class appearance was in a Sheffield Shield match the following summer, again as a batsman.
- Playing against New South Wales at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, Pegg could only manage four runs.
- He batted down at seven in the second innings but again struggled, falling to Ernie Toshack for three.
- He made a comeback to football in 1949, when he signed up with QANFL club Yeronga.
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