Stan Sismey

Stan Sismey

Personal information
Full name	Stanley George Sismey
Born	(1916-07-15)15 July 1916 Junee, New South Wales
Died	19 June 2009(2009-06-19) (aged 92) Taree, New South Wales
Batting style	Right-hand
Role	Wicketkeeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1938–1952	New South Wales; Australian Services XI; Scotland
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 35 Runs scored 725 Batting average 17.68 100s/50s 0/4 Top score 78 Balls bowled 0 Wickets NA Bowling average NA 5 wickets in innings NA 10 wickets in match NA Best bowling NA Catches/stumpings 88/18
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 21 February 2013

Stanley (Stan) George Sismey OAM (15 July 1916 – 19 June 2009) was an Australian cricketer. Sismey, who achieved the rank of Squadron Leader in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II, was the official Commanding Officer of the Australian Services XI that played England in the Victory Test series that followed VE Day. He was not, however, the on-field Captain, an honour bestowed upon pre-war test cricketer Lindsay Hassett. Sismey was the team's wicketkeeper and a middle order batsman during the five unofficial test matches.

In 1942, Sismey was seriously wounded when the flying boat of which he was the co-pilot was attacked by fighter aircraft of the Vichy French Air Force, over the Mediterranean Sea off Algeria. He received multiple wounds in his back from shrapnel. These injuries sometimes affected Sismey long after his recovery: he had to leave a ground during at least one game, because a piece of metal had begun to work its way out of his body. During the Services XI's tour of India in 1945, Sismey withdrew from the team temporarily so that surgeons could remove shrapnel.