Dale Anderson (sportsman)

Dale Thomas Anderson (10 June 1931 – 29 September 2021) was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football and first-class cricket.

Dale Anderson
Personal information
Full name
Dale Thomas Anderson
Born(1931-06-10)10 June 1931
Latrobe, Tasmania
Died29 September 2021(2021-09-29) (aged 90)
Burnie, Tasmania
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1952/53–1963/64Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 123
Batting average 15.37
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 33
Balls bowled 940
Wickets 14
Bowling average 40.35
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/49
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 April 2023

Australian rules football career
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1953–1954 Melbourne 7 (15)
1956 Sorrento 10 (unknown)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Anderson played seven games for Victorian Football League club Melbourne during 1953 and 1954, kicking 15 goals. From 1952 to 1964 he appeared in a total of six first-class matches for Tasmania and took 14 wickets with his right-arm fast-medium pace bowling.[1]

After leaving Melbourne during 1954, Anderson crossed to VFA team Williamstown and was full-forward in the premiership team of that year. He played 28 games and kicked 50 goals up until early in the 1956 season when he transferred to Sorrento FC. He kicked 22.15 in a game for Cooee against East Devonport in 1952 before coming to Melbourne.

References

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  1. ^ Booth, Lawrence (1 May 2022). Wisden Cricketer's Almanack (159th ed.). p. 195. ISBN 9781472991102.
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