Rod McCurdy
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.
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| Full name | Rodney John McCurdy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 December 1959 Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Fast bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 85) | 27 January 1985 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 29 March 1985 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1980, 1981–1984 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1991 | Eastern Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Border | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 August 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
McCurdy represented Australia's U-19 team.[1] He played for Victoria before moving to Tasmania, for whom he took 7-81 against the touring New Zealanders in 1980–81.[2]
He returned to Victoria for the 1981–82 season. During the 1984–85 summer, McCurdy signed to play in South Africa.[3]
McCurdy was selected in the original squad to tour England in 1985.[4] 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 then come out to South Africa afterwards. At least I would have had my opportunity. That's a disappointment for me.[5]
McCurdy stayed in South Africa after the tour playing for Eastern Province[6] 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.
External links
- Rod McCurdy at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- ESPNcricinfo article on Rod McCurdy
- Baggy green or livelihood? Rod McCurdy cash or country – ESPNcricinfo
References
- "Australian youth team named". The Canberra Times. 26 January 1978. p. 19. Retrieved 16 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "CRICKET India fights back in exciting game". The Canberra Times. 3 January 1981. p. 26. Retrieved 16 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/638487.html
- "Australian tour squad". The Canberra Times. 21 March 1985. p. 28. Retrieved 16 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/541421.html
- http://stgeorgespark.nmmu.ac.za/content/personalities/displayarticle.asp?artid=persp_026