Bill Lundie
Eric Balfour "Bill" Lundie (15 March 1888 – 12 September 1917) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1914.[1]
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| Full name | Eric Balfour Lundie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 March 1888 Willowvale, Cape Colony | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 September 1917 (aged 29) Passchendaele salient, West Flanders, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test | 27 February 1914 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1908–09 to 1909–10 | Eastern Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1909–10 to 1910–11 | Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1913–14 | Transvaal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 November 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A fast bowler, Bill Lundie played eight first-class matches for three provinces between 1909 and 1914. His best figures were 6 for 52 in Eastern Province's loss to Border in 1908–09.[2] His only Test, and last first-class match, was the Fifth Test in England's tour of South Africa in 1913–14. Opening the bowling, and bowling into the wind, he took 4 for 101 off 46.3 overs as England made 411.[3][4] It was the last Test match before World War I.
In the war, Lundie served with the South African Service Corps before being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion of the Coldstream Guards. He was killed by shellfire during the Battle of Passchendaele on 12 September 1917.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Bill Lundie". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Border v Eastern Province". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "5th Test, England tour of South Africa at Port Elizabeth, Feb 27-Mar 3 1914". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ Christopher Martin-Jenkins, The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers, Rigby, Adelaide, 1983, p. 295.
- ^ Nigel McCrery, Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War, Pen & Sword Books, Barnsley, 2015. p. 352.
External links edit
- Bill Lundie at ESPNcricinfo
- Bill Lundie at CricketArchive (subscription required)