Victor Bourdillon

Victor Bourdillon

Personal information
Full name	Victor Edmund Bourdillon
Born	18 June 1897 Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Died	16 July 1985 (aged 88) Harare, Zimbabwe
Batting style	Right-handed
Relations	Thomas Bourdillon (brother) Paul Bourdillon (great-nephew)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1919	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 15 Batting average 2.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 7 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 January 2012

Victor Edmund Bourdillon (18 June 1897 – 16 September 1985) was a South African born Rhodesian cricketer. Bourdillon was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, and was educated at Brighton College in England.

Bourdillon played three first-class matches for Sussex in the 1919 County Championship against Gloucestershire, Nottinghamshire and Essex.^[1] He struggled in his three first-class matches, scoring just 15 runs at an average of 2.50, with a high score of 7.^[2]

He died at Harare, Zimbabwe on 16 September 1985. His brother, Thomas, played first-class cricket, as did his great-nephew Paul Bourdillon.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Victor Bourdillon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Victor Bourdillon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 January 2012.

External links

• Victor Bourdillon at ESPNcricinfo
• Victor Bourdillon at CricketArchive