OBITUARY

Southland Times, Issue 22915, 13 June 1936, Page 8

OBITUARY

DR C. E. DOLLING. AUSTRALIAN CRICKET SELECTOR. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Adelaide, June 12. The death has occurred of Dr C. E. Dolling, aged 49, an Australian cricket selector and a prominent member of the medical profession. He suffered from a seizure in his surgery and died about an hour later. Dr. Dolling saw the last series of cricket tests between England and Australia m England, and visited Dunedin last June. He made his first appearance in interstate cricket for South Australia while still a pupil at Prince Alfred College in 1905. His interstate career was commenced under the captaincy of Joe Darling. Dr Dolling was captain of his college eleven for three years, and also captain of tennis. In a match against St. Peter’s College he made 311. He subsequently captained Adelaide University, and also the Combined Universities’ team which played Sherwell’s South African team. He was abroad for seven years, and, returning to Australia after the war, he captained South Australia. On his retirement from the game he played a prominent part in cricket administration in South, Australia, and was a South Australian selector for a number of years, while he was an Australian selector for six consecutive years. He also represented Adelaide University at the Australian football game.