Bert Davie
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Bert Joseph James Davie (2 May 1899 – 3 June 1979) was an Australia
n sportsman who represented Tasmania
and Victoria
at first-class cricket
and played Australian rules football
with Geelong
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Davie was recruited locally to Geelong and played 14 games during the 1917 VFL season
, which had been depleted due to the war, and a further 12 games in 1918. He made the seniors just once in 1919 and in what was his last game he kicked the only goal of his career.
An opening batsman, Davie made his first-class debut in the 1921/22 summer, for Tasmania against Victoria at Launceston. He scored 56 in both innings and also claimed the wicket of Clarrie Grimmett
. Victoria's wicket-keeper in that match, Jim Atkinson
, played in the VFL and had also been Davie's opponent when he made his league debut. Davie played another first-class match a year later and then did not make another appearance until 1927, this time a Sheffield Shield fixture for Victoria. It was his final match and he finished his cricket career with 179 runs at 35.80 and just the one wicket at a total cost of 167 runs.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n sportsman who represented Tasmania
Tasmanian Tigers
The Tasmanian cricket team, nicknamed the Tigers, represents the Australian state of Tasmania in cricket tournaments. They compete annually in the Australian domestic senior men's cricket season, which currently consists of the first-class Sheffield Shield, the limited overs Ford Ranger Cup, and...
and Victoria
Victorian Bushrangers
The Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition...
at first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
and played Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
with Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Davie was recruited locally to Geelong and played 14 games during the 1917 VFL season
1917 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1917.-Premiership season:In 1917, the VFL competition consisted of six teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their...
, which had been depleted due to the war, and a further 12 games in 1918. He made the seniors just once in 1919 and in what was his last game he kicked the only goal of his career.
An opening batsman, Davie made his first-class debut in the 1921/22 summer, for Tasmania against Victoria at Launceston. He scored 56 in both innings and also claimed the wicket of Clarrie Grimmett
Clarrie Grimmett
Clarence Victor "Clarrie" Grimmett was a cricketer; although born in New Zealand, he played most of his cricket in Australia. He is thought by many to be one of the finest early spin bowlers, and usually credited as the developer of the flipper.Grimmett was born in Caversham a suburb of Dunedin,...
. Victoria's wicket-keeper in that match, Jim Atkinson
Jim Atkinson
James "Jim" Archibald Atkinson was an Australian rules footballer and first class cricketer.Atkinson played his football with Fitzroy in the VFL. He was a defender and in 1922 was a member of Fitzroy's premiership winning side as well as winning their Club Champion award. Atkinson was club captain...
, played in the VFL and had also been Davie's opponent when he made his league debut. Davie played another first-class match a year later and then did not make another appearance until 1927, this time a Sheffield Shield fixture for Victoria. It was his final match and he finished his cricket career with 179 runs at 35.80 and just the one wicket at a total cost of 167 runs.