Bill Buckle

William Harvey Buckle (born 3 June 1943) is a former Australian cricketer. He played in 23 first-class matches for Queensland between 1963 and 1972.^[1]

Bill Buckle

Personal information
Full name	William Harvey Buckle
Born	(1943-06-03) 3 June 1943 (age 81) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-pace
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1963/64–1971/72	Queensland
Career statistics
Competition FC List A Matches 23 1 Runs scored 1,114 32 Batting average 28.56 32.00 100s/50s 2/3 0/0 Top score 207 32 Balls bowled 88 0 Wickets 0 – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 15/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 June 2023

Buckle's highest first-class score was 207, which he made in his only match in the 1964–65 Sheffield Shield, against Western Australia in Brisbane.^[2] He scored his other first-class century in the corresponding fixture the next season, when he made 31 and 112.^[3] In December 1966 against Victoria, he injured his hand, which was in plaster when he went out to bat in the second innings at the fall of the seventh wicket. In a successful attempt to save the match, he and Keith Ziebell put on an unbroken partnership of 77 before the match finished in a draw; he made 18 not out.^[4][5]

Buckle founded, owned and ran the Greg Chappell Cricket Centre in Brisbane between the mid-1970s and 1998, when he retired.

He should not be confused with Bill Buckle (1926–2023), the Australian automobile industry figure who designed the Goggomobil Dart.^[6]

References

1. "Bill Buckle". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
2. "Queensland v Western Australia 1964-65". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
3. "Queensland v Western Australia". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
4. "Ziebell Thwarts Outright". Canberra Times: 40. 14 December 1966.
5. "Melbourne, December 09-13, 1966, Sheffield Shield". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
6. "Vale Bill Buckle, Aussie sports car king". WhichCar?. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

External links

• Bill Buckle at ESPNcricinfo