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James Archibald "Snowy" Atkinson (4 April 1896 – 11 June 1956) was an Australian rules footballer and first class cricketer.

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Family

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The son of Michael James Atkinson, and Margaret Atkinson, née Markland, James Archibald Atkinson was born in Fitzroy North, Victoria on 4 April 1896. He married Mary Agnes McLoughlin in 1919.

Football

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Atkinson in 1922.

Atkinson played his football with Fitzroy in the VFL from 1917 to 1925. He was a defender, and in 1922 was a member of Fitzroy's premiership side as well as winning their Club Champion award. Atkinson was club captain in 1924 and 1925.

He moved to Tasmania in 1926 and finished his footballing career with Lefroy. He represented Tasmania at the interstate football carnival in Melbourne in 1927. He broke "virtually every bone in his body" during his career, and his injuries finally forced him out of the game in 1930.[1]

Cricket

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In cricket, Atkinson played 26 first-class games for Victoria and Tasmania between 1921–22 and 1933–34. "Probably Tasmania's greatest cricket captain"[2] in the years before it entered the Sheffield Shield, he led the team in 19 first-class matches from 1928–29 to 1932–33.

An opening batsman, in 1927-28 he carried his bat for 144 not out against Victoria,[3] and in 1929-30 he did it again, with 104 not out.[4] Nevertheless, Tasmania lost each time.

In the two matches against the touring MCC in 1928-29 he scored 17, 47,[5] 20 and 30,[6] the last three innings of which were Tasmania's top scores. Against the South Africans in 1931-32 he scored 90, 1,[7] 48 and 55,[8] again top-scoring three times.

The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket described him as an "uncompromising opening batsman, capable of thunderous hooks and drives, as well as delicate late cuts, and a fine close-to-the-wicket fieldsman".[9] In Tasmania's victory over Victoria in Melbourne in 1928-29 he took seven catches – five in the first innings and two in the second – as well as scoring 54, the second-highest score in the match.[10]

Tasmanian Cricket Association record

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Playing with the South Hobart Cricket Club in the Tasmanian Cricket Association (TCA) competition he scored 1,000 runs in four seasons out of five, including 1,000 runs in three successive seasons.[11][12]

Publican

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After he retired from senior club cricket in 1935 he became a publican in Launceston.[13]

Death

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He died at Beaconsfield, Tasmania on 11 June 1956.[14]

See also

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Jim Atkinson

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Jim Atkinson is an American journalist, author, and longtime contributor to Texas Monthly known for his extensive career in Texas media, his pioneering role in founding D Magazine, and his acclaimed true crime book Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs. Over more than five decades, he has covered crime, criminal justice, health and medicine, and travel, earning recognition for in-depth reporting and personal essays that blend investigative rigor with narrative depth. Born in Dallas, Texas, Atkinson graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1971 and began his career as a courthouse reporter for the Dallas Times Herald before moving to political correspondence at KERA-TV. He served as founding editor of D Magazine from 1974 to 1980, helping establish it as a prominent city magazine. Since 1980, he has contributed nearly ninety articles to Texas Monthly on subjects ranging from public health crises and environmental risks to personal reflections on recovery and loss. His freelance work has also appeared in Esquire, GQ, the New York Times, and other national publications. Atkinson's 1984 book Evidence of Love, co-authored with John Bloom, is considered a true crime classic and received the Texas Institute of Letters Award for Best Non-Fiction Book as well as a special Edgar Award citation; it was later adapted into the 1990 CBS television movie A Killing in a Small Town. He also authored the 1987 bar guide The View from Nowhere. His journalism has garnered numerous honors, including Clarion Awards, American Bar Association recognition, multiple Anson Jones Awards for health communication, and commendations from organizations such as the American Cancer Society.

Early life

Jim Atkinson was born in Dallas, Texas. He attended MacArthur High School and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in 1971. Limited additional information is publicly available about his family background or earlier childhood.

Career

Jim Atkinson began his journalism career as a courthouse reporter for the Dallas Times Herald from 1971 to 1972, shortly after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin in 1971. He then worked as a political correspondent for KERA-TV (PBS) in Dallas from 1972 to 1974. In 1974, he co-founded and served as editor of D Magazine until 1980, contributing to its establishment as a leading city magazine. Since 1980, Atkinson has been a contributing editor and writer-at-large for Texas Monthly, where he has authored nearly 90 articles covering crime, criminal justice, public health, medicine, environmental risks, and personal essays on topics such as recovery and travel. His freelance contributions have appeared in Esquire, GQ, the New York Times, and other national outlets. For much of his career, he focused on crime and justice reporting before shifting in the late 1990s to health and medical science topics, later incorporating environmental and travel writing.

Filmography

Jim Atkinson has no known credits in film or television production departments such as sound, editing, or directing. His 1984 book ''Evidence of Love'', co-authored with John Bloom, was adapted into the 1990 CBS television movie ''A Killing in a Small Town''. Note: A different individual, British sound editor Jim Atkinson (1934–1995), has an unrelated filmography in sound and editing roles on several of the films previously listed here erroneously. No death information is available for Jim Atkinson. There is no verified record of his death, and he should not be confused with the sound editor Jim Atkinson who died in 1995.
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