Career
He captained Victoria to two Sheffield Shield championships in four years (1934 and 1938), captained the Melbourne Cricket Club (Master Control Console) to four premierships, and played in his sole Test match against England in 1934. During this time, he helped to organise the 1977 Centenary Test between England and Australia at the MCG. Ebeling was educated at Caulfield Grammar School, and the association of parents who support school cricket is named after him. He is the only Caulfield Grammarian to have played Test cricket.
In 1999, the Melbourne Cricket Club selected him in its Team of the Century.