Bill Buckle
Australian cricketer (born 1943)
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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]
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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| Full name | William Harvey Buckle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 June 1943 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1963/64–1971/72 | Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
