Gordon’s highest run scorer in First Grade – Sid Carroll

Sid Carroll lived at 25 Horsley Ave Willoughby and went to school at Marist Brothers High School in North Sydney. According to his war record, which he personally signed, Sid Carroll, was born on June 12, 1921. His war record also shows his name was spelt Sydney Carroll and not Sid.

Apparently early in his cricket career, a scorer decided his name was Sid and for his entire career and life after cricket he was known as Sid. ESPNcricinfo and Wikipedia have his birthdate as 28th November 1922. As Sid enlisted on 14 May 1941, maybe he wanted the AIF to think he was 20 rather than 18 and ½ which required parental approval? This was not uncommon.

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