Montagu Toller
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| Full name | Montagu Henry Toller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
1 January 1871 Barnstaple, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
5 August 1948 (aged 77) Meon Beach, Titchfield, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1897 | Somerset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 22 December 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montagu Henry Toller (1 January 1871 in Barnstaple, Devon – 5 August 1948 in Titchfield, Hampshire) was an English cricket player. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. Toller was in the cricket XI and the rugby XV at Blundell's School. He was a solicitor by profession.
County career
Toller played six first-class matches for Somerset in 1897. His highest first-class score was 17 against Surrey. He only bowled once in first-class cricket, taking one wicket for 15 runs against Philadelphia. He also played for Devon.
Olympics
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Representing  United Kingdom
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.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1900 Paris | Two-day 12-man |
Toller was a member of the gold medal winning Great Britain cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time cricket has featured in the Olympics. In the only game against France he scored 2 runs in the Great Britain first innings and did not bat in the second. He took seven wickets for just nine runs in the French second innings.
References
- Buchanan, Ian British Olympians. Guinness Publishing (1991) ISBN 0-85112-952-8
- Olympic final scorecard
- Cricket Archive profile