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.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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