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Thomas Robert McKibbin (10 December 1870 – 15 December 1939) was an Australian cricketer who played in five Test matches from 1895 to 1898.

Tom McKibbin

McKibbin in about 1895
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Robert McKibbin
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm slow-medium
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut	1 March 1895 v England
Last Test	1 January 1898 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1894/95–1898/99	New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 5 57 Runs scored 88 682 Batting average 14.66 10.02 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 Top score 28* 75 Balls bowled 1,032 12,726 Wickets 17 320 Bowling average 29.17 19.67 5 wickets in innings 0 28 10 wickets in match 0 11 Best bowling 3/35 9/68 Catches/stumpings 4/– 46/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 November 2019

A right-arm bowler who imparted tremendous spin to the ball, McKibbin sometimes had his action questioned, but he was never called for throwing.[1] He took 101 wickets at an average of 14.26 on the Australians' tour of England in 1896.[2] In 1896-97 he set a record for the Sheffield Shield when he took 44 wickets in the season, a figure which stood until 1934–35, when Chuck Fleetwood-Smith took 62 wickets.[3]

McKibbin was enabled to achieve exceptional spin by his unusually flexible wrist. A contemporary report noted: "Placing his arm upon a table, with the hand palm down, he can, keeping the forearm rigid, twist his hand around from the wrist until his palm faces upward."[4]

References

External links

• Tom McKibbin at ESPNcricinfo

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