William Douglas Albury (born 9 February 1947) is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played for
Queensland
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in 28 first-class matches from 1970 to 1974.
An accurate opening or first-change bowler, Bill Albury's best first-class figures were 5 for 90 (followed by 3 for 34 in the second innings) when Queensland beat
Western Australia
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in the
Sheffield Shield
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in 1972–73.
Albury played 42 seasons with the
Brisbane
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club
Wynnum Manly. The Wynnum Manly club home ground is named the Bill Albury Oval after him.
See also
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List of Queensland first-class cricketers
This is a complete list in alphabetical order of cricketers who have played for Queensland in First-Class matches since 1892–93.
The Appendix contains names of 18 players who appeared for Queensland teams in List A or Twenty20 cricket matches ...
References
External links
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1947 births
Living people
Australian cricketers
Queensland cricketers
Cricketers from Brisbane
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