Austin Punch

Austin Thomas Eugene Punch (16 August 1894 – 25 August 1985) was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class match for Tasmania in 1927/28 and 32 matches for New South Wales between 1919/20 and 1928/29.

A tall and forceful batsman, strong on the front foot, Punch made his highest score of 176 against Otago when New South Wales toured New Zealand early in 1924; New South Wales scored 649 on the second day of the three-day match. His best bowling figures with his leg-breaks were 5 for 33 against Queensland earlier that season.

In 1923 Punch, described in the Sydney Referee as "a finely-trained baritone of undoubted excellence", resigned his position with the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Company to become a professional singer. He married Sylvia Byrne in the Sydney suburb of Neutral Bay in November 1934.