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Full name Donald Dearness Blackie
Born April 5, 1882, Bendigo, Victoria
Died April 18, 1955, South Melbourne, Victoria (aged 73 years 13 days)
Major teams Australia,Victoria
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
3
6
3
24
11*
8.00
106
22.64
0
0
0
0
2
0
First-class
47
61
16
548
55
12.17
0
1
33
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
3
5
1260
444
14
6/94
7/169
31.71
2.11
90.0
1
1
0
First-class
47
5087
211
7/25
24.10
12
2
Career statistics
Test debut
Australia v England at Sydney, Dec 14-20, 1928 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v England at Adelaide, Feb 1-8, 1929 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1924/25 - 1933/34
Profile
Donald Dearness Blackie, who died in Melbourne on April 21, aged 73, played for Australia against the England team led by A. P. F. Chapman in Australia in 1928-29 when 46, being the oldest player to represent his country. He headed the Test averages with fourteen wickets in three Test appearances at a cost of 31.71 runs each, six for 94 in the first innings of the third game at Melbourne being his best analysis. An off-break bowler of wiry physique who flighted the ball and allied swerve to spin and accuracy of length, he varied his pace skilfully from medium to slow-medium. Not until a late age did he enter big cricket after three years with the St. Hilda C.C., Melbourne. Then he rendered good service to Victoria, taking 159 wickets, average 23.88. In 1926-27, he bowled more balls--2,495--than anybody else in Australian first-class cricket and took more wickets--33--conceding only 816 runs.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
