Craddock Dufty

Calvin Thomas Craddock Dufty (10 March 1900 – 1 August 1955) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.[4]

Craddock Dufty

Personal information
Full name	Calvin Thomas Craddock Dufty
Born	10 March 1900[1] Thames, New Zealand
Died	1 August 1955 (aged 55)[2] Auckland, New Zealand[3]
Playing information
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Position	Fullback, Wing, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1919–21 Newton Rangers 22 1 44 1 93 1922–26 Athletic 52 24 90 0 252 1927–29 Newton Rangers 29 4 64 1 142 1929–30 Ellerslie 12 0 16 0 32 1931 Ellerslie-Otahuhu 4 1 4 1 13 1936 City Rovers Total 119 30 218 3 532 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1919–30 Auckland 27 14 62 2 170 1922–28 Auckland Province 3 0 6 0 12 1919–30 New Zealand 51 5 111 1 239 1922 New Zealand Māori 8 2 15 0 36 1925–30 North Island 5 0 14 0 28
Source: [4]

War service

During World War I, Dufty served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, embarking in 1916 when aged 16.[5]

Playing career

Dufty played in the Auckland Rugby League competition for Newton Rangers (1919-21, & 1927-29), Athletic/Grafton Athletic (1922-26), and Ellerslie United (1929-30).[6][7][8] He transferred to Ellerslie after moving to the area during 1929 after playing several games for Newton during the season.

In 1919, aged 19, Dufty made his debut for Auckland, starring in the regions 37-13 defence of the Northern Union Cup against Hawke's Bay.[9] His performance earned him selection for the New Zealand squad that played against the first tour of Australia.

In 1922 he toured Australia with the New Zealand Māori side. He played in five inter-island games for the North Island, his last being in 1930.[9]

In 1922 and 1924 he played for both Auckland and Auckland Province. In 1922 his appearances were against the touring New South Wales team, while in 1924 his appearances were against the touring Great Britain Lions. He was part of the disastrous 1926-27 New Zealand tour of Great Britain, which resulted in several forwards going on strike and receiving life bans. In 1928 he again played the touring Lions, representing both Auckland City and Auckland Province, as well as New Zealand.

Dufty finished his career with a then-record 224 points for New Zealand, including 106 goals.[9] He played in twelve test matches, scoring 41 points.[10]

References

1. New Zealand, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
2. New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007
3. New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
4. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
5. Craddock Dufty aucklandmuseum.com
6. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
7. Kiwi Representatives Archived 2013-02-08 at the Wayback Machine elleslieleague.co.nz
8. Ellerslie Eagles Centenary Celebrations Soar NZ League, Issue 3 July/August 2012, p.p. 44-45
9. John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 69–70. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
10. DUFTY, Calvin Thomas Craddock (1919, 1924 - 28, 1930) nzleague.co.nz