JOHN TOMKO
Died in December 2021.
John was the father of former 1st Grade captain, Craig Tomko.
While studying Engineering, John played for the Club during 1955-56 and 1956-57 including four games in 1st Grade (SUCC 1st Grade cap no406).
These were grim seasons for the Club. In 1955-56, 2nd Grade won four games, 3rd Grade had one victory, PGs did not win a game. The exception was the 1st Grade’s position in the semi-finals in 1956-57. John scored runs steadily in grades below 1st Grade in his first season (283 runs including 48 against Wests in PG) and showed promise with his off spinners until he made his debut in 1st Grade in two games at the end of 1955-56. He played two more games in the 1st Grade side that made the semi-finals, but his Grade career finished when he took up a position in Canada as an engineer.
When Craig played for the Club from 1980, John once again followed the Club’s fortunes on most Saturdays along with his wife, Margaret.
In games for which records survive, John’s career with SUCC was:
1955-57. 32 innings, 4 not outs, 48 highest score, 353 runs, 12.1 average. 11 wickets for 133, 12.1 average.
James Rodgers