Walter Dudley
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Full name | Walter John Dudley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Fitzroy, Victoria | 29 May 1918||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 April 1978 Northcote, Victoria | (aged 59)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1940/41 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 31 December 2014 |
Walter John Dudley (29 May 1918 – 5 April 1978) was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket with Victoria and Australian rules football for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Known as 'Wal', Dudley was born in Fitzroy and played three games for their VFL side in 1940. He kicked two goals on debut against South Melbourne and a further two against Hawthorn.
In four first-class cricket matches with Victoria as a right arm fast bowler he took 11 wickets at 36.54. He twice dismissed Bill Brown in a match against Queensland[1] but his career highlight was claiming Don Bradman for a duck, when the great Australian batsman was playing for South Australia.[2] When not representing Victoria, Dudley played for Victorian Premier Cricket club Northcote. He made a total of 240 appearances and took a club record 556 wickets.
References
- ^ "Queensland v Victoria 1940/41". CricketArchive.
- ^ "South Australia v Victoria 1940/41". CricketArchive.
External links
- Walter Dudley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Walter Dudley at ESPNcricinfo
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