Tony Pithey

Anthony John Pithey (17 July 1933 – 17 November 2006) was a Rhodesian cricketer who played in seventeen Tests for South Africa from 1957 to 1965. He also made 65 appearances for Rhodesia, captaining them 34 times.[1] He was a technically correct top-order batsmen who developed a reputation for being a stayer rather than a strokemaker. His early promise saw him represent South Africa as a young player, but he only secured his place in the team toward the end of his career. He toured Australia with Trevor Goddard's Springboks in 1963–64, during which, with his brother David and the Pollocks (Peter and Graeme) he formed part of the first pair of brothers to represent a country in a Test match.

Tony Pithey

Tony Pithey (L) with his brother David
Personal information
Born	17 July 1933 Umtali, Southern Rhodesia
Died	17 November 2006 (aged 73) Southbroom, South Africa
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
Role	Batsman
Relations	David Pithey (brother)
International information
National side	South African (1957 - 1965)
Test debut (cap 195)	25 January 1957 v England
Last Test	12 February 1965 v England
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 17 124 Runs scored 819 7073 Batting average 31.50 35.90 100s/50s 1/4 13/41 Top score 154 170 Balls bowled 12 22 Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 3/- 59/-
Source: Cricinfo

His best series was against Mike Smith's MCC tourists in 1964/65 during which he scored two half-centuries, and his only century, 154 at Newlands during the third Test match. He was selected for the English tour of England in 1965 but withdrew for business reasons and did not play again.

References

1. Jonty Winch, Cricket's Rich Heritage: a History of Rhodesian and Zimbabwean Cricket 1890–1982, Books of Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, 1983, p. 220.

External links

• Tony Pithey at Cricket Archive
• Tony Pithey at ESPN Cricinfo