Col Westaway Explained

Col Westaway
Fullname:Colin Edward Westaway
Birth Date:27 August 1936
Birth Place:Brisbane, Australia
Death Place:Moggill, Queensland, Australia
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm leg-spin
Club1:Queensland
Year1:1957–58 to 1963–64
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:19
Runs1:207
Bat Avg1:13.80
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:33
Deliveries1:2,949
Wickets1:52
Bowl Avg1:32.75
Fivefor1:2
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:6/88
Catches/Stumpings1:20/–
Date:30 June
Year:2024
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/col-westaway-8337 Cricinfo

Colin Edward Westaway (27 August 1936 – 15 October 2015) was an Australian cricketer. He played 19 first-class matches for Queensland between 1957 and 1964.[1]

Westaway was a leg-spin bowler and tail-end batsman. He achieved his best bowling figures of 6 for 88 and his highest score of 33 in the same match, the opening match of the 1960–61 Sheffield Shield, against New South Wales in Brisbane.[2] Illness ended his first-class career after the 1963–64 season.[3]

A cricket ground in the Brisbane suburb of Moggill is named the Col Westaway Oval in his honour.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Col Westaway . 23 March 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: Queensland v New South Wales 1960-61 . Cricinfo . 30 June 2024.
  3. Web site: Logan . Lloyd . Col Westaway, Queensland Leggie . YouTube . 30 June 2024.