a ball faster than Eddie Gilbert". Of the legality of Gilbert's action, McGilvray commented, "It was hard to tell whether he actually chucked or not, because he let the ball go with such a fling of his right arm you got precious little sight of it." Recognition In 2007 Queensland Cricket erected a bronze statue of Gilbert in Greg Chappell Street, outside Allan Border Field, Albion. Designed by Pauline Clayton, the statue shows Gilbert in full flight. The monument was dedicated in November 2008. In 2007, Indigenous Sport Queensland established the Eddie Gilbert Medal to recognise Queensland's best indigenous sports person. See also List of cricketers called for throwing in top-class cricket matches in Australia 1868 Aboriginal cricket tour of England Twopenny - Aboriginal Australian who played for New South Wales against Victoria in 1870 Johnny Mullagh - Aboriginal Australian who played for Victoria against the MCC in 1879 Albert Henry - Aboriginal Australian who played for Queensland from 1902 to 1905 Notes References Eddie Gilbert - The True Story of an Aboriginal Cricketing Legend by Mike Colman and Ken Edwards. ABC Books (2002). Australian Dictionary of Biography entry, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090003b.htm Indigenous first-class and Test cricketers, 1860s to 1960s, australia.gov.au External links Cricinfo article on Eddie Gilbert Eddie Gilbert song by Dermot Dorgan 1905 births 1978 deaths Indigenous Australian cricketers Australian cricketers Queensland cricketers Members of the Stolen Generations People from Wide Bay–Burnett Cricketers from Queensland