Brian Muggleton Explained

Brian Muggleton
Country:Australia
Fullname:Mervyn Brian Muggleton
Birth Date:4 September 1941
Birth Place:Unley, South Australia, Australia
Death Place:Fremantle, Western Australia
Batting:Right-handed
Role:Batsman
Club1:Western Australia
Year1:1965–1969
Columns:1
Column1:FC
Matches1:3
Runs1:50
Bat Avg1:8.33
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:21
Deliveries1:8
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:2.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/2
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Date:29 December
Year:2012
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16468/16468.html CricketArchive

Mervyn Brian Muggleton (4 September 1941 – 12 May 2022)[1] was an Australian cricketer and baseball player.

The son of Merv Muggleton, who had played baseball for Sturt and South Australia, Muggleton was born in Adelaide, South Australia, but moved with his family to Perth, Western Australia, in 1949, after his father was transferred.[2] He made his state cricket debut for Western Australia during the 1964–65 season, scoring 21 and 12 runs in a Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales as a middle-order batsman.[3] Muggleton's next matches at first-class level did not come until the 1969–70 season.[4] He scored only 17 runs from four innings, and was not selected for Western Australia again.[5]

Muggleton was also a keen baseballer, playing for Western Australia in Claxton Shield matches and for the Melville Braves at club level, where his father had coached for 16 seasons.[2] After his retirement from playing, Muggleton remained involved with Melville in several different roles, serving as coach during the 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, and 1990–91 seasons, and as president during the 1978–79 and 1981–82 seasons.[6] He was a life member of the club.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brian Muggleton . CricketArchive . 4 January 2023.
  2. http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/melvillebraves/downloads/55_Brave_Yeats_1936-1991/Page_11_-_Page_15.pdf 55 Brave Years: 1936–1991
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/27/27285.html Western Australia v New South Wales
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16468/First-Class_Matches.html First-Class Matches played by Brian Muggleton (3)
  5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Sheffield_Shield_1969-70/Western_Australia_Batting.html Sheffield Shield 1969/70: Batting and Fielding for Western Australia
  6. http://www.baseball.com.au/site/baseball/melvillebraves/downloads/55_Brave_Yeats_1936-1991/Page_73_-_Page_77.pdf 55 Brave Years: 1936–1991
  7. http://www.melvillebraves.baseball.com.au/?Page=38754&MenuID=The_Club%2F13302%2F0%2F Life Members