Austin Diamond

{{Short description|Australian cricketer (1874–1966)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Austin Diamond

| image = File:Austin Diamond 1900.jpg

| caption = Newspaper drawing of Austin Diamond in 1900

| imagesize = 155px

| country = Australia

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1874|07|10}}

| birth_place = Marsden, Yorkshire, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1966|08|05|1874|07|10}}

| death_place = Roseville, New South Wales, Australia

| batting = Right-handed

| role =

| club1 = New South Wales

| year1 = 1899–1918

| type1 = First-class

| debutdate1 = 30 December

| debutyear1 = 1899

| debutfor1 = New South Wales

| debutagainst1 = Tasmania

| lastdate1 = 26 December

| lastyear1 = 1918

| lastfor1 = New South Wales

| lastagainst1 = Victoria

| hidedeliveries = true

| columns = 1

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 35

| runs1 = 1681

| bat avg1 = 32.96

| 100s/50s1 = 4/4

| top score1 = 210 not out

| catches/stumpings1 = 36/0

| date = 11 April

| year = 2014

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4944.html Cricinfo

}}

Austin Diamond (10 July 1874 – 5 August 1966) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for New South Wales from 1899 to 1918, including 14 matches as captain.The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 144.

A disciplined and determined batsman, Diamond had his best season in 1906–07, when he scored 502 runs at an average of 83.66, including his only double-century, 210 not out against Victoria.{{cite web |title=Sheffield Shield at Sydney, Jan 25-28 1907 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8043/scorecard/284596/new-south-wales-vs-victoria-sheffield-shield-1906-07 |website=Cricinfo |accessdate=19 August 2018}} Diamond captained the unofficial Australian tour to Fiji, Canada and the US from May to September 1913. The tour included five first-class matches, as well as many minor matches.

He served as a lieutenant with the 18th Australian Infantry Battalion in World War I. He played one last first-class match during the 1918–19 season.{{cite web | url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5820/5820.html | title=Austin Diamond | publisher=CricketArchive | accessdate=11 April 2014}}