Sydney Deane

Sydney Deane
Personal information
Full name	Sydney Leslie Deane
Born	1 March 1863; Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	20 March 1934 (aged 71); New York, U.S.
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Maggie Melrose (wife; m. 1891-1922); Billy Murdoch (cousin); Norman Deane (cousin);
Domestic team information
1890	New South Wales
First-class debut	25 January 1890 New South Wales v Victoria
Last First-class	14 February 1890 New South Wales v South Australia
Career statistics
Matches	2
Runs scored	26
Batting average	26.00
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	23*
Balls bowled	0
Wickets	–
Bowling average	–
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	–
Catches/stumpings	7/0
	Source: CricketArchive, 21 September 2008

Sydney Leslie Deane (1 March 1863 – 20 March 1934^[1]) was a first-class cricketer and entertainer, and the first Australian to appear in a Hollywood movie.^[2]

^ Varying dates have been given for Deane's birth and death. Bonnell gives a birth year of 1866 and death as 1934, CricketArchive provides 1 March 1863 and 20 March 1934, Cricinfo lists 1 March 1866 and 20 March 1934 and the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) gives 1869 and 1 March 1939 (IMDB also gives "Austria" as Deane's place of birth). The New South Wales Births, Deaths and Marriages states 1 March 1863 as his date of birth and the New York City Births, Deaths and Marriages lists Sidney (sic) Deane's date of death as 20 March 1934.
^ Cite error: The named reference Bonnell was invoked but never defined (see the help page).