Victor Bourdillon Explained

Country:Zimbabwe
Fullname:Victor Edmund Bourdillon
Birth Date:18 June 1897
Birth Place:Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Death Place:Harare, Zimbabwe
Batting:Right-handed
Family:Thomas Bourdillon (brother)
Paul Bourdillon (great-nephew)
Club1:Sussex
Year1:1919
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:3
Runs1:15
Bat Avg1:2.50
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:7
Deliveries1: -
Wickets1: -
Bowl Avg1: -
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1: -
Catches/Stumpings1: - / -
Date:16 January
Year:2012
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9889.html Cricinfo

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.

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Victor Bourdillon. CricketArchive. 16 January 2012.
  2. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Victor Bourdillon. CricketArchive. 16 January 2012.