Ron Meyer and his wife Elizabeth with their sons Graham (left) and Paul (right).
Graham Meyer today in his role as Managing Director, AMP Sanmar.
Steve Waugh is not the only cricket connection AMP brings to the
Sanmar joint venture. Ron Meyer, father of Graham Meyer, Managing Director of AMP Sanmar, played cricket in the 1940s, surprisingly quite a bit of it in Madras! We found his name among the Europeans who played against the Indians in the Presidency Match of 1944, at Chepauk, prominently displayed on a board in the Madras Cricket Club bar. In that match, Ron Meyer made 23 runs in the only innings he played, before being dismissed by off spinner Parankusam
Meyer came to Madras as an officer of the Royal Australian Air Force and was admitted as a member of the Madras Cricket Club, along with a number of other young officers, on 6th October 1944. For the next two years, Meyer played for the club.
Members of the RAAF also toured India, in 1945, and some of them were included in the Australian Services XI that played one ‘Test’ match and one first class game against South Zone at Chepauk, Madras. Lindsay Hassett led that team, which also included Keith Miller, the charismatic all rounder.
The RAAF insignia and medallions displayed here are from Graham Meyer’s personal collection.
Medallions and badges of the RAAF cricket team of the 1940s.