A fast bowler who played four games for Western Australia as a 19-year-old, Earl Spalding became better known as an Australian rules footballer. He played 109 games for Melbourne and 102 for Carlton in the AFL, and was part of Carlton's 1995 premiership side. His tally of 12 first-class wickets included such leading batsmen as Aravinda de Silva, Sidath Wettimuny and David Hookes.
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Earl Spalding Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
FC	4	3	1	0	0*	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bowling

Format	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	5w	10w
FC	4	600	308	12	4/37	25.66	3.08	50.0	0	0

Recent Matches of Earl Spalding

Match	Bat	Bowl	Date	Ground	Format
WACA Pres vs CA Chairman	--	0/17	28-Nov-2008	Perth	OTHEROD
West Aust vs Tasmania	--	1/65 & 1/6	01-Mar-1985	Hobart	FC
West Aust vs Queensland	0*	1/35 & 1/23	17-Jan-1985	W.A.C.A	FC
West Aust vs South Aust	0	0/41 & 4/37	10-Jan-1985	W.A.C.A	FC

Debut/Last Matches of Earl Spalding

FC Matches

Span

1984/85 - 1984/85

News and Features about Earl Spalding

AFL or Sheffield Shield? Why not both?

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21-Jul-2017•Brydon Coverdale