1. Samuel Cosstick was an important figure in developing cricket in Victoria in its formative years.
11 Facts About Sam Cosstick
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Sam Cosstick is well known for umpiring in the second ever Test match, played between Australia and England in Melbourne, 1877.
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Sam Cosstick was attracted to Victoria by the gold fever of the early 1850s and joined the Melbourne Cricket Club on arrival.
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Sam Cosstick played 18 matches for Victoria from 1860 to 1876.
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Sam Cosstick took 106 wickets at an average of 9.41, with best figures of 9 for 61.
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Sam Cosstick took five wickets in an innings 11 times, and ten wickets in a match on 5 occasions.
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In 1869 Sam Cosstick took 6 wickets for 1 run against Tasmania, which is still the cheapest 6-wicket analysis in first-class cricket history.
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Sam Cosstick did so, claiming that the wrong umpire had given him out.
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At the age of 41, Sam Cosstick umpired in the second ever Test match, played between Australia and England in Melbourne on 31 March to 4 April 1877.
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Sam Cosstick's colleague was Ben Terry, who was an English professional at Melbourne Cricket Club.
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Sam Cosstick died in West Maitland, New South Wales in 1896 at the age of 60.