Brendan McArdle

Brendan McArdle
Personal information
Full name
Brendan Joseph McArdle
Born (1952-03-02) 2 March 1952 (age 72)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1976/77–1978/79Victoria
1984; 1989Staffordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 11 2
Runs scored 600 38
Batting average 30.81 19.00
100s/50s 0/3 0/0
Top score 78 37
Balls bowled 1,172 60
Wickets 13 1
Bowling average 43.00 63.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/40 1/40
Catches/stumpings 3/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 September 2020

Brendan Joseph McArdle (born 2 March 1952) is a former Australia first-class cricketer. McArdle played as a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Melbourne, Victoria.

McArdle made his first-class cricket debut for Victoria against South Australia in the 1976–77 Sheffield Shield. He made 10 further first-class appearances for Victoria, the last coming against Tasmania in the 1978–79 Sheffield Shield.[1] An all-rounder, McArdle scored 339 runs at an average of 30.81. He made three half centuries, with a high score of 78.[2] This came against South Australia on debut.[3] With the ball, McArdle took 13 wickets at a bowling average of 43.00, with best figures of 3/40.[4] An infrequent player for Victoria, the 1978–79 season was his last for the state.

In the early 1980s, McArdle played for a number of teams in the Lancashire League as a professional.[5] He also played for Staffordshire County Cricket Club, making his debut against Hertfordshire in the 1984 Minor Counties Championship.[6] He made his List A cricket debut for the county against Gloucestershire, scoring 37 runs.[7] McArdle continued to feature in the Lancashire League, returning to Staffordshire to play his second and final List A match against Glamorgan in the 1989 NatWest Trophy.[8]

References

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Brendan McArdle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Brendan McArdle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  3. ^ "South Australia v Victoria, 1976/77 Sheffield Shield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  4. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Brendan McArdle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Teams Brendan McArdle played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Brendan McArdle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Staffordshire v Gloucestershire, 1984 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  8. ^ "List A Matches played by Brendan McArdle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2011.