Tom Veivers

Who is Tom Veivers?

Thomas Robert Veivers is a former Australian cricketer who played in 21 Tests from 1963 to 1967. He was an all-rounder who bowled right arm off-spin bowler and batted left-handed. He later had a brief political career, holding the seat of Ashgrove in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1983 to 1986 for the Australian Labor Party. He was Commissioner-General of the Australian Pavilion at World Expo 88 in Brisbane in 1988.He was Chairman of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research Trust for ten years from 1991 to 2000 and appointed a Fellow of the Institute in 2000.

Educated at Downlands College, in Toowoomba in southeastern Queensland, Veivers attended the University of Queensland, whom he represented in club cricket. He was made the captain of the Queensland Colts and scored 126 against the New South Wales Colts in 1958/59. He made his first-class debut in same season against the touring English cricket team and made his Sheffield Shield that season also. He played as a middle order batsman and off-spinner, but did not command a regular spot in the Sheffield Shield team until the following season.