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Full name | Norman Charles Blundell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Carlton, Melbourne, Australia | 2 September 1917||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 December 2005 Cheltenham, Melbourne, Australia | (aged 88)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg-break and googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1946-47 to 1951-52 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 15 May 2019 |
Norman Blundell (2 September 1917 – 9 December 2005) was an Australian cricketer. He played eight first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1946 and 1951. [1]
Blundell played district cricket for the Colts, Essendon and Footscray. Over 197 First XI matches he scored 4554 runs at 24.2, and took 495 wickets at 19.3. [2] As of 2023/24, he holds the district/premier record for best match bowling figures, when he took 17/117 (9/49 & 8/68) for Essendon against Hawthorn-East Melbourne in 1946/47. [3]