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Sydney Walford

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Sydney Walford
Personal information
Full name
Sydney Rundle Walford
Born19 November 1859
Darlinghurst, Colony of New South Wales
Died2 July 1949(1949-07-02) (aged 89)
Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1892 – 1896New South Wales
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 December 2015

Sydney Rundle Walford (15 November 1859 – 2 July 1949) was an Australian cricketer.

A right-handed batsman, he played 13 first-class cricket matches for New South Wales scoring 351 runs.[1] He played all but one of his first-class matches during the two tours of New Zealand that New South Wales made in 1893-94 and 1895-96. He scored his only first-class century, 122, to help New South Wales to victory over Canterbury on their tour in 1895-96.[2]

He and his wife Hannah, who predeceased him, had three sons and a daughter.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Sydney Walford". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Canterbury v New South Wales 1895-96". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Family Notices". Sydney Morning Herald: 10. 4 July 1949. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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