Rod McCurdy

Rod McCurdy
Personal information
Full name
Rodney John McCurdy
Born (1959-12-30) 30 December 1959 (age 64)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 85)27 January 1985 v West Indies
Last ODI29 March 1985 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1979/80Victoria
1979Derbyshire
1980/81Tasmania
1981/82–1983/84Victoria
1984/85South Australia
1986/87–1990/91Eastern Province
1991/92Natal
1992/93Border
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 11 86 108
Runs scored 33 725 252
Batting average 8.25 10.21 14.82
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 13* 55 42
Balls bowled 515 16,779 5729
Wickets 12 305 171
Bowling average 31.25 29.85 22.77
5 wickets in innings 0 16 8
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/19 7/55 5/15
Catches/stumpings 1/– 25/– 13/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 August 2011

Rodney John McCurdy (born 30 December 1959) is a former first-class cricketer who played for Australia, Border, Derbyshire, Eastern Province, Natal, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria. He now lives in South Africa.

A fast bowler, he played in 11 One Day Internationals in the mid-1980s and later joined in the South African rebel tours in 1985.

Career

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In 1979, McCurdy was in England when, while playing at club level for Pudsey St Lawrence in Yorkshire also appeared at the county level for Derbyshire and Shropshire.[1]

McCurdy represented Australia's U-19 team.[2] He played for Victoria before moving to Tasmania, for whom he took 7–81 against the touring New Zealanders in 1980–81.[3]

He returned to Victoria for the 1981–82 season. During the 1984–85 summer, McCurdy signed to play in South Africa.[4]

McCurdy was selected in the original squad to tour England in 1985.[5] However, his South African commitments meant he was unable to tour. McCurdy:

It always bugs me. I was picked on the Ashes tour. Would I have gone there? Yes, I was going there. We would have loved to have gone there, played in the Ashes, and come out to South Africa afterward. At least I would have had my opportunity. That's a disappointment for me.[6]

McCurdy stayed in South Africa after the tour playing for Eastern Province[7] and joined the rebel tours in South Africa in 1985–86 and 1986–87, defying the international sporting boycott of the apartheid state.

He later ran a security business in Port Elizabeth, making alarms for homes and small businesses. He then moved to Johannesburg to work as operations manager of Tellytrack, the racing television station.

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References

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  1. ^ Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. pp. 35, 56. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.Published by Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  2. ^ "Australian youth team named". The Canberra Times. 26 January 1978. p. 19. Retrieved 16 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "CRICKET India fights back in exciting game". The Canberra Times. 3 January 1981. p. 26. Retrieved 16 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "The 16 Aussies who went to South Africa".
  5. ^ "Australian tour squad". The Canberra Times. 21 March 1985. p. 28. Retrieved 16 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Baggy green or livelihood?".
  7. ^ "St George's Park – Rod McCurdy". Archived from the original on 1 September 2006.