Blair Campbell

Blair Maesmore Campbell (20 August 1946 - 3 November 2020)[1] was an Australian rules footballer and cricketer.

Blair Campbell
Personal information
Full nameBlair Maesmore Campbell
Born(1946-08-20)20 August 1946
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died3 November 2020(2020-11-03) (aged 74)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm wrist-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969/70Victoria
1977/78–1979/80Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 19 2
Runs scored 312 22
Batting average 13.56 11.00
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 52* 13
Balls bowled 2,396 40
Wickets 32 0
Bowling average 36.56
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/53
Catches/stumpings 7/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 November 2020

Campbell played first-class cricket for Victoria and Tasmania as a slow left-arm wrist-spin bowler and right-handed batsman. He also played in Victorian Football League for both Richmond and Melbourne Football Clubs during the 1960s. Campbell is considered one of the earliest progenitors of the banana kick.[2]

References

  1. Blair Campbell, Australian Football. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  2. Atkinson, G. (1982) Everything you ever wanted to know about Australian rules football but couldn't be bothered asking, p. 163. The Five Mile Press: Melbourne. ISBN 0 86788 009 0.
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