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William Vincent "Bill" Duffy (8 July 1866 – 13 June 1959) was an Australian sportsman who played cricket for Western Australia and football for the and West Perth Football Clubs in the West Australian Football Association (WAFA). He also umpired at high levels in both sports. Duffy was born in Doutta Galla, Victoria, but moved to Perth in the late 1880s to coach West Perth in the WACA district cricket competition. He participated in the first tour of the eastern colonies by a Western Australian team in 1893, playing two matches on the tour.〔(First-class matches played by William Duffy ) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2011.〕 Against Victoria in April 1893, he took 5/124 from 31 overs while opening the bowling, the first five-wicket haul by a Western Australian bowler.〔(Victoria v Western Australia ) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2011.〕 Duffy had previously played in a first-class game in 1887, a match in Melbourne between "Smokers" and "Non-Smokers".〔(Smokers v Non-Smokers ) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 November 2011.〕 When the WACA Ground opened in 1893, Duffy was appointed curator. He was elected secretary of the West Perth Cricket Club in 1894, and also received a prize for the "best all-round player" at the club for the previous season.〔(THE WEST PERTH CRICKET CLUB. ) – ''The West Australian''. Published 5 October 1894. Retrieved from ''Trove'', 8 November 2011.〕 In 1897, Duffy umpired an exhibition game between George Giffen's XI and a Western Australia XVIII, featuring a number of national players, including Joe Darling, Clem Hill, Syd Gregory and Ernie Jones. ''The Western Mail'' said he "fulfilled every duty appertaining to the position with the utmost satisfaction to everybody concerned."〔(NOTES ON THE GAME. ) – ''The Western Mail''. Published 23 April 1897. Retrieved from ''Trove'', 8 November 2011.〕 Duffy was also a noted footballer for and in the local competition. In 1894, he finished third in the league's goalkicking, with 18 goals for the season, two behind the eventual leader.〔(WEST PERTH v. ROVERS. ) – ''The Western Mail''. Published 29 September 1894. Retrieved from ''Trove'', 8 November 2011.〕 He also umpired one game in September 1893.〔(FREMANTLE v. ROVERS. ) – ''The West Australian''. Published 11 September 1893. Retrieved from ''Trove'', 8 November 2011.〕 In 1928 and 1929, he participated in a "veterans' cricket match" held at the WACA Ground.〔(VETERANS' MATCH ) – ''The West Australian''. Published 3 March 1928. Retrieved 8 November 2011.〕 He later become involved with the Grand Theatre Company, and died in Subiaco in 1959. ==See also== * List of Australian rules footballers and cricketers * List of Western Australia first-class cricketers 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Duffy (sportsman)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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