Ian Quick
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Ian William Quick is a former Australia
n cricket
er who played for Victoria
in first-class cricket from 1957 to 1961. Though Quick by name, he was an orthodox slow left-arm bowler.
Ian Quick never played in a Test match
, but he did tour New Zealand in 1960 and England
in 1961 with Australian teams. He played in four "non-Test" fixtures versus New Zealand on the former tour; but did not play in any of the five Tests in England on his latter tour.
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 cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for 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...
in first-class cricket from 1957 to 1961. Though Quick by name, he was an orthodox slow left-arm bowler.
Ian Quick never played in a Test match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
, but he did tour New Zealand in 1960 and England
Australian cricket team in England in 1961
The 1961 Australian cricket tour of England began with a three day match versus Worcestershire CCC at the County Ground, New Road, Worcester on Sat 29 April, play continuing on Mon 1 May and Tues 2 May. This match was rain-affected and ended in a draw...
in 1961 with Australian teams. He played in four "non-Test" fixtures versus New Zealand on the former tour; but did not play in any of the five Tests in England on his latter tour.