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Tom Wills

Thomas Wentworth Wills (19 August 1835 – 2 May 1880) was an Australian sportsman who is credited with being Australia's first cricketer of significance and a founder of Australian rules football. Born in the British penal colony of New South Wales to a wealthy family descended from convicts, Wills grew up in the bush on stations owned by his father, the…

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Born
Thomas Wentworth Wills (1835-08-19)19 August 1835 Molonglo Plain, Colony of New South Wales
Cause of death
Suicide by stabbing
Died
2 May 1880(1880-05-02) (aged 44) Heidelberg, Colony of Victoria
Parent(s)
Horatio Wills Elizabeth McGuire
Partner
Sarah Barbor
Relatives
Thomas Antill (cousin) H. C. A. Harrison (cousin)

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Overview

Family and early years

England

Colonial hero

Football pioneer

Height of celebrity

Queensland

Return to Victoria

Aboriginal cricket team

Ambiguous professional

No-ball plot and downfall

Grace and comeback attempt

Final years

Personality

Playing style and captaincy

Legacy

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Tom Wills

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Tom Wills

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see also · 6
Tom Wills → AustraliaList, Australian, Cultural, Tom WillsList, Victoria, Wills Medal
related to External links · 5
Tom Wills → ABC Local RadioTom Wills, Biographer Greg De Moore, Conversations, Cricinfo, Richard Fidler
Born · 1
Tom Wills → Thomas Wentworth Wills (1835-08-19)19 August 1835 Molonglo Plain, Colony of New South Wales
Cause of death · 1
Tom Wills → Suicide by stabbing
Died · 1
Tom Wills → 2 May 1880(1880-05-02) (aged 44) Heidelberg, Colony of Victoria
Parent(s) · 1
Tom Wills → Horatio Wills Elizabeth McGuire
Partner · 1
Tom Wills → Sarah Barbor
Relatives · 1
Tom Wills → Thomas Antill (cousin) H. C. A. Harrison (cousin)
Resting place · 1
Tom Wills → Warringal Cemetery, Victoria, Australia

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Tom WillsBornThomas Wentworth Wills (1835-08-19)19 August 1835 Molonglo Plain, Colony of New South Wales1.00infobox
Tom WillsCause of deathSuicide by stabbing1.00infobox
Tom WillsDied2 May 1880(1880-05-02) (aged 44) Heidelberg, Colony of Victoria1.00infobox
Tom WillsParent(s)Horatio Wills Elizabeth McGuire1.00infobox
Tom WillsPartnerSarah Barbor1.00infobox
Tom WillsRelativesThomas Antill (cousin) H. C. A. Harrison (cousin)1.00infobox
Tom WillsResting placeWarringal Cemetery, Victoria, Australia1.00infobox
Tom Willsrelated to External linksBiographer Greg De Moore0.60section
Tom Willsrelated to External linksConversations0.60section
Tom Willsrelated to External linksRichard Fidler0.60section
Tom Willsrelated to External linksABC Local RadioTom Wills0.60section
Tom Willsrelated to External linksCricinfo0.60section

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