Bill Dustin

William Henry Dustin (30 August 1909 – 24 September 2001) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in eleven first-class matches for Wellington from 1927 to 1944.^[1][2]

Bill Dustin

Personal information
Full name	William Henry Dustin
Born	(1909-08-30)30 August 1909 Palmerston North, New Zealand
Died	24 September 2001(2001-09-24) (aged 92) Whanganui, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Opening batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1927/28–1943/44	Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 11 Runs scored 435 Batting average 21.75 100s/50s 0/3 Top score 92 Balls bowled 38 Wickets 1 Bowling average 27.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/11 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 October 2023

Dustin and his twin brother were born in Palmerston North and attended Wellington College. Both played senior rugby and cricket in Wellington.^[3]

Bill Dustin was a right-handed opening batsman. He had his best season in 1931–32, when he formed an effective opening partnership with Stewie Dempster. He scored 186 runs in the Plunket Shield in that season, with a top score of 92 in a partnership of 239 with Dempster in the match against Canterbury,^[4] and Wellington won the Shield.^[5]

Dustin served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force in World War II.^[6] In 1942 he was the proprietor of a guesthouse in Otaki.^[7]