Bruce Wardlaw

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Bruce Wardlaw
Personal information
Full name
Robert Bruce Searl Wardlaw
Born(1914-01-09)9 January 1914
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died12 September 1986(1986-09-12) (aged 72)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1936-1937Tasmania
Source: Cricinfo, 6 March 2016

Bruce Wardlaw (9 January 1914 – 12 September 1986) was an Australian sportsman from Tasmania who was chosen at representative level at both cricket and Australian Football.

Cricket career[edit]

He played one first-class match for Tasmania in 1936/37.[1]

Football player[edit]

Wardlaw played for North Launceston in the NTFA, winning the club Best and Fairest award in 1940,[2] and was chosen a number of times to represent the North in the regular intrastate matches versus the South and North West Union.[3] [4] [5]

Personal life[edit]

Bruce Wardlaw served in the Australian Army during World War Two.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bruce Wardlaw". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Football – North Launceston Club Review". The Examiner (Tasmania). Vol. C, no. 7. Tasmania, Australia. 19 March 1941. p. 8 (Late News Edition). Retrieved 10 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Scoring Burst in Last Ten Minutes Gives North Victory". Saturday Evening Express. Vol. X, no. 19. Tasmania, Australia. 4 June 1938. p. 15. Retrieved 10 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Northerners Nine Points Down In Rigged, Even Game". Voice. Vol. 13, no. 25. Tasmania, Australia. 22 June 1940. p. 2. Retrieved 10 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Football – South Defeats North by Six Points". The Examiner (Tasmania). Vol. C, no. 76. Tasmania, Australia. 9 June 1941. p. 7 (Late News Edition). Retrieved 10 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=801935&c=WW2

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