Don Tallon

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Don Tallon Australia (AUS)
Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type	Right arm leg spin
	Tests	First-class
Matches	21	150
Runs scored	394	6034
Batting average	17.13	29.14
100s/50s	0/2	9/27
Top score	92	193
Balls bowled	0	315
Wickets	0	0
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	-	-
Catches/stumpings	50/8	302/131
Test debut: 29 March 1946 Last Test: 16 June 1953 Source: [1]

Donald Tallon (February 17, 1916 in Bundaberg, Queensland - September 7, 1984 in Bundaberg) was a wicket-keeper who played cricket for Queensland and Australia between 1946 and 1953.

Tallon was a member of the 1948 Invincibles team and was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1949.

His Test cricket record stands at 50 catches and 8 stumpings off 21 matches.

Keith Miller and Ray Lindwall both rated him as the best keeper they'd ever seen and Don Bradman rated him the equal of Bert Oldfield.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

• List of Australian Test wicket-keepers

[edit] External links

• Cricinfo article on Don Tallon

Persondata
NAME	Tallon, Don
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH	February 17, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bundaberg, Queensland
DATE OF DEATH	September 7, 1984
PLACE OF DEATH	Bundaberg, Queensland