Norman Frank Callaway was an Australian first class cricketer and Australian Imperial Force soldier.
13 Facts About Norman Callaway
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Norman Callaway scored a double century in his one and only first-class cricket match.
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In January 1914, Norman Callaway scored an impressive 129, and a duck in the second innings, in a New South Wales Colts v Victorian Colts match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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Norman Callaway made his first class debut aged 18 for New South Wales against Queensland at the SCG in February 1915.
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Norman Callaway came in to bat at around 4 o'clock with the score at 17 for 3.
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Norman Callaway outscored Macartney by 112 runs to 57 during the time they were together.
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Norman Callaway was dropped four more times, at 149,163,175 and 180.
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Norman Callaway completed his double century, in 206 minutes, just before lunch on the second day as NSW added 146 runs in the first session.
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Norman Callaway holds the bat near the end of the handle and plays the ball at an unusual distance from his body.
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The mighty Macartney had only five fours in his hundred, yet Norman Callaway hit 26 fours.
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In 1916, before he played another first-class match, Norman Callaway enlisted in the AIF and was posted to the 19th Battalion as a Private.
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Norman Callaway was reported missing in action in the Second Battle of Bullecourt on 3 May 1917.
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Norman Callaway holds the record for the highest first-class batting average.