Bill Albury (cricketer)
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| Full name | William Douglas Albury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1947 Herston, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1969-70 to 1973-74 | Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 August 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Douglas Albury (born 9 February 1947) is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played for Queensland in 28 first-class matches from 1970 to 1974.
An accurate opening or first-change bowler, Bill Albury's best first-class figures were 5 for 90 (followed by 3 for 34 in the second innings) when Queensland beat Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield in 1972–73.[1]
Albury played 42 seasons with the Brisbane club Wynnum Manly.[2] The Wynnum Manly club home ground is named the Bill Albury Oval after him.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Queensland v Western Australia 1972-73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Pramberg, Bernie (7 October 2011). "For the love of the game". CourierMail. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Bill Albury Oval | Australia | Cricket Grounds | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Bill Albury at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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