Bruce Yardley

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Bruce Yardley
Australia
Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium, Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	33	7
Runs scored	978	58
Batting average	19.55	14.50
100s/50s	-/4	-/-
Top score	74	28
Balls bowled	8909	198
Wickets	126	7
Bowling average	31.63	18.57
5 wickets in innings	6	-
10 wickets in match	1	n/a
Best bowling	7/98	3/28
Catches/stumpings	31/-	1/-
As of 12 December 2005 Source: Cricinfo

Bruce Yardley (born September 5, 1947, Midland, Western Australia) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 33 Tests and 7 ODIs from 1978 to 1983.

He was an off-spin bowler who took 126 Test wickets. In 1981/82 he took his Test-best of 7/98 against the West Indies at Sydney. He and fellow West Australian Bruce Reid are the only two bowlers to take 100 wickets for Australia without playing in a Test in England.

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• Cricinfo article on Bruce Yardley

Persondata
NAME	Yardley, Bruce
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH	September 5, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH	Midland, Western Australia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH