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William Harold Ponsford MBE (19 October 1900 – 6 April 1991) was an Australian cricketer. Usually playing as an opening batsman, he formed a successful and long-lived partnership opening the batting for Victoria and Australia with Bill Woodfull, his friend and state and national captain.
Bill Ponsford, died at Kyneton, Victoria, on April 6, 1991; at 90, he was Australia's oldest living Test cricketer and the sole survivor of HL Collins's 1926 team in England.
Apr 6, 1991 · Bill Ponsford was one of the finest opening batsmen produced by Australia. He stitched some famous opening stands with his Victorian and Australian teammate, Bill Woodfull.
Oct 18, 2015 · Bill Ponsford, born October 19, 1900, was one of the run machines of Australian cricket of the 1920s and 1930s whose partnerships with Don Bradman have gone down in record books as...
Ponsford was born on October 19, 1900 at North Fitzroy, Melbourne, and all his important cricket is associated with Victoria and Australia. Quite early in life he took a leading...
Apr 15, 1992 · Bill Ponsford. PONSFORD, WILLIAM HAROLD, died at Kyneton, Victoria, on April 6, 1991; at 90, he was Australia's oldest living Test cricketer and the sole survivor of H. L. Collins's 1926 team...
Apart from cricket, Bill Ponsford was one of Australia’s top baseballers. At 13, he was the youngest member of Victoria’s schoolboy team (under 18) and began his senior career as a catcher for Fitzroy.
Oct 19, 2015 · 1. First-Class giant. Let us get the records out of the way first. With a cut-off of 50 innings, Ponsford has the fifth-highest batting average of all time (after Bradman, Vijay Merchant,...
Apr 16, 2022 · While Sir Don Bradman was busy making the grade, Bill Ponsford was fast becoming Australia’s answer to WG Grace, through his penchant for big scores in first-class cricket.
Playing for both Victoria and Australia, Ponsford formed one of the great opening pairs with his captain, Bill Woodfull. Oddly, for an opening batsman, Ponsford was a superlative player of spin bowling and suspect against extreme pace bowling.
