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.

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

Cricket career

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

Football player

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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

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

See also

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References

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  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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