The AIF XI South African Touring Team, 1919
At the conclusion of the Great war, an AIF Test Team XI was selected to tour of South Africa in 1919 as a moral boosting initiative. From 18 October to 12 December 1919, 1919, the team played 10 matches of between 3 to 5 days, depending upon the team they were up against.
This album attempts to documents the features of this series.
Full name: Hampden Stanley Bray Love
Born: 10th August 1895, Lilyfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 22nd July 1969, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Batting: Right-hand batsman
Relations: Nephew: Albert George Cheetham (7th December 1915 - 23rd May 1997)
Teams Hammy Love played for:
Test: Australia (1932/33)
Main FC: New South Wales (1920/21-1932/33)
Victoria (1922/23-1926/27)
Other FC: Australian Imperial Forces (1919)
Rest of Australia (1921/22-1925/26)
Australia (1932/33)
Australians (1935/36)
Miscellaneous: New South Wales Colts (1914/15-1920/21)
Australians (1918-1935/36)
New South Wales (1920/21-1930/31)
Victoria (1922/23)
Victoria Second XI (1924/25)
FA Tarrant's XI (1935/36)
Sydney Metropolitan (1938/39)
Combined XI (Australia) (1951/52)
Australian Imperial Forces (1919-1919/20)
First-class Batting and Fielding for Australian Imperial Forces in England 1919:
Matches: 1
Inns: 2
Not Out: 0
Runs: 2
HS: 2
Ave: 1
100: 0
50: 0
Ct: 0
St:
Regimental number: 14721
Place of birth: Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Clerk
Address: Sisters Crescent, Drummoyne, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital status: Single
Age at embarkation: 21
Height: 5' 7.5"
Weight: 140 lbs
Next of kin: Father, Thomas Love, Sisters Crescent, Drummoyne, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date: 10 May 1917
Place of enlistment: Sydney, New South Wales