Theodore Anderson (10 August 1878 – 29 August 1926) was an Australian
cricket
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er and psychiatrist.
Anderson played two
first-class matches for
Scotland
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in 1905 and 1906, and four for
Western Australia
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in 1908/09 and 1909/10.
He was Deputy Inspector-General of the Insane for
Western Australia
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from 1908 to 1915, and Inspector-General of the Insane from 1915 until he resigned in 1926. He died suddenly of
pneumonia
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in
Melbourne
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shortly afterwards.
See also
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List of Western Australia first-class cricketers
A total of 455 players have appeared for Western Australia cricket team, Western Australia in men's first-class cricket matches since the team's first-class debut during the 1892–93 Australian cricket season until the 2023–24 season. As of th ...
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1878 births
1926 deaths
Sportspeople from Warrnambool
People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne
University of Melbourne alumni
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Medical School
Australian cricketers
Scotland cricketers
Western Australia cricketers
Australian psychiatrists
Deaths from pneumonia in Victoria (state)
Cricketers from Victoria (state)
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