Victor Bourdillon
Rhodesian cricketer (1897–1985)
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Victor Edmund Bourdillon (18 June 1897 – 16 September 1985) was a South African born Rhodesian cricketer. Bourdillon was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, and was educated at Brighton College in England.
Fullname
Victor Edmund Bourdillon
Born18 June 1897
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
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| Full name | Victor Edmund Bourdillon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 June 1897 Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 July 1985 (aged 88) Harare, Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Thomas Bourdillon (brother) Paul Bourdillon (great-nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1919 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 January 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bourdillon played three first-class matches for Sussex in the 1919 County Championship against Gloucestershire, Nottinghamshire and Essex.[1] He struggled in his three first-class matches, scoring just 15 runs at an average of 2.50, with a high score of 7.[2]
He died at Harare, Zimbabwe on 16 September 1985. His brother, Thomas, played first-class cricket, as did his great-nephew Paul Bourdillon.