Blair Maesmore Campbell (20 August 1946 – 3 November 2020) was an
Australian rules football
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er and
cricket
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er.
Campbell played first-class cricket for
Victoria
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and
Tasmania
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as a
slow left-arm wrist-spin
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bowler and right-handed batsman. He also played in
Victorian Football League
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for both
Richmond
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and
Melbourne Football Club
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s during the 1960s.
Campbell is considered one of the earliest exponents of the banana kick.
[Atkinson, G. (1982) ''Everything you ever wanted to know about Australian rules football but couldn't be bothered asking'', p. 163. The Five Mile Press: Melbourne. .]
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1946 births
2020 deaths
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Tasmania cricketers
Richmond Football Club players
Melbourne Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
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