Bill Buckle
Personal information
Full name
William Harvey Buckle
Born (1943-06-03) 3 June 1943
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-pace
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963/64–1971/72Queensland
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 23 1
Runs scored 1,114 32
Batting average 28.56 32.00
100s/50s 2/3 0/0
Top score 207 32
Balls bowled 88 0
Wickets 0 –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 15/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 June 2023

William Harvey Buckle (born 3 June 1943) is a former Australian cricketer. He played in 23 first-class matches for Queensland between 1963 and 1972.[1]

Buckle's highest first-class score was 207, which he made in his only match in the 1964–65 Sheffield Shield, against Western Australia in Brisbane.[2] He scored his other first-class century in the corresponding fixture the next season, when he made 31 and 112.[3] In December 1966 against Victoria, he injured his hand, which was in plaster when he went out to bat in the second innings at the fall of the seventh wicket. In a successful attempt to save the match, he and Keith Ziebell put on an unbroken partnership of 77 before the match finished in a draw; he made 18 not out.[4][5]

Buckle founded, owned and ran the Greg Chappell Cricket Centre in Brisbane between the mid-1970s and 1998, when he retired.

He should not be confused with Bill Buckle (1926–2023), the Australian automobile industry figure who designed the Goggomobil Dart.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Bill Buckle". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Queensland v Western Australia 1964-65". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Queensland v Western Australia". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ziebell Thwarts Outright". Canberra Times: 40. 14 December 1966.
  5. ↑ "Melbourne, December 09-13, 1966, Sheffield Shield". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Vale Bill Buckle, Aussie sports car king". WhichCar?. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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