Duffy was born in Doutta Galla, Victoria, but moved to Perth in the late 1880s to coach West Perth in the WACA district cricket competition. He participated in the first tour of the eastern colonies by a Western Australian team in 1893, playing two first-class matches on the tour.[1] Against Victoria in April 1893, he took 5/124 from 31 overs while opening the bowling, the first five-wicket haul by a Western Australian bowler.[2] Duffy had previously played in a first-class game in 1887, a match in Melbourne between "Smokers" and "Non-Smokers".[3] When the WACA Ground opened in 1893, Duffy was appointed curator. He was elected secretary of the West Perth Cricket Club in 1894, and also received a prize for the "best all-round player" at the club for the previous season.[4]
In 1897, Duffy umpired an exhibition game between George Giffen's XI and a Western Australia XVIII, featuring a number of national players, including Joe Darling, Clem Hill, Syd Gregory and Ernie Jones. The Western Mail said he "fulfilled every duty appertaining to the position with the utmost satisfaction to everybody concerned."[5] Duffy was also a noted footballer for Rovers and West Perth in the local competition. In 1894, he finished third in the league's goalkicking, with 18 goals for the season, two behind the eventual leader.[6] He also umpired one game in September 1893.[7] In 1928 and 1929, he participated in a "veterans' cricket match" held at the WACA Ground.[8] He later become involved with the Grand Theatre Company, and died in Subiaco in 1959.
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^First-class matches played by William Duffy – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
^Victoria v Western Australia – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
^Smokers v Non-Smokers – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
^THE WEST PERTH CRICKET CLUB. – The West Australian. Published 5 October 1894. Retrieved from Trove, 8 November 2011.
^NOTES ON THE GAME. – The Western Mail. Published 23 April 1897. Retrieved from Trove, 8 November 2011.
^WEST PERTH v. ROVERS. – The Western Mail. Published 29 September 1894. Retrieved from Trove, 8 November 2011.
^FREMANTLE v. ROVERS. – The West Australian. Published 11 September 1893. Retrieved from Trove, 8 November 2011.
^VETERANS' MATCH – The West Australian. Published 3 March 1928. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
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bill, duffy, sportsman, william, vincent, duffy, july, 1866, june, 1959, australian, sportsman, played, cricket, western, australia, football, rovers, west, perth, football, clubs, west, australian, football, association, wafa, also, umpired, high, levels, bot. William Vincent Duffy 8 July 1866 13 June 1959 was an Australian sportsman who played cricket for Western Australia and football for the Rovers and West Perth Football Clubs in the West Australian Football Association WAFA He also umpired at high levels in both sports Bill DuffyPersonal informationFull nameWilliam Vincent DuffyBorn8 July 1866Doutta Galla Colony of VictoriaDied13 June 1959 1959 06 13 aged 92 Subiaco Western AustraliaBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm off breakRight arm fast mediumDomestic team informationYearsTeam1892 93Western AustraliaCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 3Runs scored 62Batting average 15 50100s 50s 0 0Top score 42Balls bowled 363Wickets 8Bowling average 29 375 wickets in innings 110 wickets in match 0Best bowling 5 124Catches stumpings 1 Source CricketArchive 8 November 2011 Duffy was born in Doutta Galla Victoria but moved to Perth in the late 1880s to coach West Perth in the WACA district cricket competition He participated in the first tour of the eastern colonies by a Western Australian team in 1893 playing two first class matches on the tour 1 Against Victoria in April 1893 he took 5 124 from 31 overs while opening the bowling the first five wicket haul by a Western Australian bowler 2 Duffy had previously played in a first class game in 1887 a match in Melbourne between Smokers and Non Smokers 3 When the WACA Ground opened in 1893 Duffy was appointed curator He was elected secretary of the West Perth Cricket Club in 1894 and also received a prize for the best all round player at the club for the previous season 4 In 1897 Duffy umpired an exhibition game between George Giffen s XI and a Western Australia XVIII featuring a number of national players including Joe Darling Clem Hill Syd Gregory and Ernie Jones The Western Mail said he fulfilled every duty appertaining to the position with the utmost satisfaction to everybody concerned 5 Duffy was also a noted footballer for Rovers and West Perth in the local competition In 1894 he finished third in the league s goalkicking with 18 goals for the season two behind the eventual leader 6 He also umpired one game in September 1893 7 In 1928 and 1929 he participated in a veterans cricket match held at the WACA Ground 8 He later become involved with the Grand Theatre Company and died in Subiaco in 1959 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bill Duffy sportsman First class matches played by William Duffy CricketArchive Retrieved 8 November 2011 Victoria v Western Australia CricketArchive Retrieved 8 November 2011 Smokers v Non Smokers CricketArchive Retrieved 8 November 2011 THE WEST PERTH CRICKET CLUB The West Australian Published 5 October 1894 Retrieved from Trove 8 November 2011 NOTES ON THE GAME The Western Mail Published 23 April 1897 Retrieved from Trove 8 November 2011 WEST PERTH v ROVERS The Western Mail Published 29 September 1894 Retrieved from Trove 8 November 2011 FREMANTLE v ROVERS The West Australian Published 11 September 1893 Retrieved from Trove 8 November 2011 VETERANS MATCH The West Australian Published 3 March 1928 Retrieved 8 November 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Duffy sportsman amp oldid 1114769663, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
