Mervyn Waite
Mervyn George Waite (7 January 1911 – 16 December 1985) was an Australian cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1938. He played as an all-rounder for South Australia in the Sheffield Shield from 1930 to 1946.
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| Born | 7 January 1911 Kent Town, South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 December 1985 (aged 74) Georgetown, South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Waite was also a leading Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), first at West Torrens then Glenelg, the combined Glenelg/West Adelaide World War II side, and finally with South Adelaide. In total he played 142 league games, kicking 343 goals, and was the leading goalkicker at West Torrens in 1931, 1932 and 1934.[1]
He set a record for the highest score in the Adelaide cricket competition in the 1935-36 final when he made 339 in 434 minutes out of West Torrens's total of 492.[2]
References
- The Mail (SA), "Sporting Spotlights", 2 October 1937. p. 8
- "Waite's Brilliant 339 Sets New Cricket Record". The Mail: 15. 14 March 1936.
External links
- Mervyn Waite at ESPNcricinfo
- Mervyn Waite at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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