Bill Ponsford

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Bill Ponsford was a renowned Australian cricketer of the 1920s and 1930s, celebrated for his prolific run-scoring and multiple record-breaking innings in first-class and Test cricket.

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instanceOf cricketer
human
battingAverageCategory high first-class batting average
battingPosition top-order batsman
battingStyle right-handed batsman
birthDate 1900-10-19
birthPlace Richmond, Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED
competition Sheffield Shield NERFINISHED
country Australia
deathDate 1991-04-06
deathPlace Kew, Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED
domesticCricketLocation Melbourne Cricket Ground NERFINISHED
era 1920s
1930s
facedOpposition England in Ashes series
firstClassRuns over 13000
firstClassTeam Victoria NERFINISHED
fullName William Harold Ponsford NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName William
hallOfFame Australian Cricket Hall of Fame inductee
honour Ponsford Stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground named in his honour NERFINISHED
knownFor large double and triple centuries
prolific run-scoring in first-class cricket
record-breaking high scores in first-class cricket
lastTestAgainst England NERFINISHED
lastTestDate 1934-08-18
legacy considered one of Australia’s greatest first-class batsmen
nationality Australian
nickname Bill NERFINISHED
occupation bank clerk (outside cricket)
partnerships notable opening partnerships with Bill Woodfull
playedFor Australia national cricket team NERFINISHED
Victoria cricket team NERFINISHED
record held world record individual score in first-class cricket more than once
multiple scores of 400 or more in first-class cricket
role batsman
sport cricket
stateRepresentation Victoria NERFINISHED
testCapNumber 139
testDebutAgainst England NERFINISHED
testDebutDate 1924-12-19
testMatchesPlayed 29
testRuns over 2000

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Ponsford Stand namedAfter Bill Ponsford