Patrick Ohlstrom
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| Full name | Patrick Andreas Ohlstrom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 December 1890 Warooka, South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 June 1940 (aged 49) Adelaide, South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm offspin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923/24 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 September 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Patrick Andreas Ohlstrom (16 December 1890 – 10 June 1940) was an Australian cricketer. He played in one first-class match for South Australia in 1923/24.[1]
Biography
Born in Warooka in South Australia's Yorke Peninsula[2] to Margaret Ann Ohlstrom,[3] Ohlstrom attended Edithburgh Public School[4] and played cricket and baseball as a youth.[2] After leaving school, Ohlstrom worked as a clerk in Edithburgh.[3]
World War I
Ohlstrom enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) on 23 June 1915 as a Corporal and embarked from Adelaide for Europe on the HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915.[5]
Serving with the 32nd Infantry Battalion B Company,[6] Ohlstrom returned to Australia on 28 February 1919.[6]
Sporting career
On his return from the war, Ohlstrom studied law at the University of Adelaide, graduating with a LLB in 1921.[5] Ohlstrom played cricket and baseball for the University, gaining a Blue for baseball in 1923 and cricket in 1924.[5]
Business and political career
Following his graduation, Ohlstrom worked as a solicitor, becoming a partner in Edmunds, Jessop, Ward, and Ohlstrom in 1932, which later became Jessop, Ward, Ohlstrom, and Mollison.[2]
A member of the Liberal and Country League (LCL),[4] Ohlstrom served as Vice-President of the LCLs Glen Osmond and Eastwood Branch[7] and was elected to Burnside Council in 1935, representing the East Adelaide and Glen Osmond Ward.[2]
Ohlstrom was, at various times, President of the Glen Osmond Institute, President of the South Australian Baseball League, President of the Parkside Branch of the Returned Soldiers' and Sailors' League (RSL), member of the Naval and Military Club, the Stock Exchange Club and the Amateur Sports Association.[7]
Ohlstrom died aged 49 at an Adelaide private hospital on 10 June 1940, ten days after undergoing surgery.[2] He was survived by his widow.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Patrick Ohlstrom". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Obituary - Mr P.A. Ohlstrom", The Advertiser (Adelaide), 11 June 1940, p. 16.
- ^ a b AUFC/AUCC WWI Memorial Committee (2021), p. 3.
- ^ a b The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936, p. 199.
- ^ a b c AUFC/AUCC WWI Memorial Committee (2021), p. 1.
- ^ a b "First World War Nominal Roll: Patrick Andreas Ohlstrom". Australian War Memorial. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ a b The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936, p. 200.
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