William Bruce was the first Australian southpaw to tour England. Whether opening or in the middle order, he was a real dasher, but his uncertain defence left him vulnerable. He played some fine innings, though, most notably a delightful 80 at Adelaide in 1894-95. He was also a useful medium-pacer, and seven of his 12 Test victims were out bowled. He later became a solicitor. Bruce was found drowned in his native Melbourne in 1925.
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William Bruce Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	14	26	2	702	80	29.25	0	5	2	12	0
FC	145	250	11	5731	191	23.97	4	28	-	102	0

Bowling

Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Tests	14	15	988	440	12	3/88	3/92	36.66	2.67	82.3	0	0	0
FC	145	-	9642	4244	143	7/72	-	29.67	2.64	67.4	-	5	0

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Debut/Last Matches of William Bruce

Test Matches

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Debut

Australia vs England at Melbourne - January 01 - 05, 1885

Last

Australia vs England at Melbourne - March 01 - 06, 1895

FC Matches

Span

1882/83 - 1903/04

Recent Matches of William Bruce

Match	Bat	Bowl	Date	Ground	Format
Victoria vs NSW	26 & 1	--	25-Jan-1904	Sydney	FC
Victoria vs NSW	0 & 26	--	26-Dec-1903	Melbourne	FC
Victoria vs South Aust	31 & 38	--	20-Nov-1903	Melbourne	FC
Victoria vs M.C.C.	4 & 51	0/5	13-Nov-1903	Melbourne	FC
Victoria vs NSW	38 & 48	0/10 & 0/16	24-Jan-1903	Sydney	FC

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