Mossie Guttormsen Explained

Mossie Guttormsen
Birth Date:29 July 1916
Birth Place:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Death Place:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date:3 October 2020
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/5454.html Cricinfo

Mossie Guttormsen (29 July 1916  - 8 August 1998) was an Australian cricketer. He played in four first-class matches for Queensland between 1936 and 1939.[1]

Guttormsen was playing for Easts in Brisbane Grade Cricket in one of their reserve sides as early as 1930,[2] and he participated in a school sports tournament in 1931 captaining a side and receiving a prize for achieving the best batting average.[3] [4]

Guttormsen achieved success in October 1938 when he took four catches while conceding no byes and also scored 66 runs in a match for Easts,[5] and he scored 68 for the club in November.[6] As of January 1939 he had begun opening the batting for Easts and scored a 97 early that month,[7] although he took 115 minutes to reach fifty.[8] In November 1939 he was named in the Queensland First-class side as a reserve keeper.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mossie Guttormsen . 3 October 2020 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. News: Teams Selected. The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Qld. 5. 18 September 1930. 23 October 2024 .
  3. News: School Prize Distributions. Daily Standard. Brisbane, Qld. 16. 18 September 1931. 23 October 2024 .
  4. News: Best Average. The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, Qld. 16. 9 December 1931. 23 October 2024 .
  5. News: Valley, Varsity, and Toombul Win. Truth. Brisbane, Qld. 7. 23 October 1938. 23 October 2024 .
  6. News: Cricket. Truth. Brisbane, Qld. 7. 20 November 1938. 23 October 2024 .
  7. News: South on Top. Truth. Brisbane, Qld. 7. 22 January 1939. 23 October 2024 .
  8. News: Timidity and Humidity Caused Debacle in Valley Batting Ranks. Truth. Brisbane, Qld. 7. 22 January 1939. 23 October 2024 .
  9. News: Silver Lining: Shield Is Not Lost Yet. Truth. Brisbane, Qld. 7. 26 November 1939. 23 October 2024 .