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Full name Bruce Yardley
Born September 5, 1947, Midland, Western Australia
Died March 27, 2019, Kununurra (aged 71 years 203 days)
Major teams Australia, Western Australia
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 33 | 54 | 4 | 978 | 74 | 19.56 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 5 | 31 | 0 | ||
| ODIs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 28 | 14.50 | 98 | 59.18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 105 | 155 | 22 | 2738 | 97* | 20.58 | 0 | 8 | 63 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 31 | 23 | 4 | 358 | 59* | 18.84 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 33 | 58 | 8909 | 3986 | 126 | 7/98 | 10/185 | 31.63 | 2.68 | 70.7 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| ODIs | 7 | 5 | 198 | 130 | 7 | 3/28 | 3/28 | 18.57 | 3.93 | 28.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 105 | 9698 | 344 | 7/44 | 28.19 | 20 | 3 | ||||||
| List A | 31 | 1365 | 892 | 30 | 5/58 | 5/58 | 29.73 | 3.92 | 45.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Test debut | Australia v India at Adelaide, Jan 28-Feb 3, 1978 scorecard |
| Last Test | Sri Lanka v Australia at Kandy, Apr 22-26, 1983 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | West Indies v Australia at Castries, Apr 12, 1978 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (SSC), Apr 30, 1983 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1966/67 - 1989/90 |
| List A span | 1973/74 - 1982/83 |
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Dec 15, 1982
Bruce Yardley bowls during the Third Test match against England
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Dec 14, 1982
Greg Chappell catches Allan Lamb off Bruce Yardley
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Feb 8, 1981
Kapil Dev appeals for Bruce Yardley's wicket
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