Brendan McArdle

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.

Brendan McArdle
Personal information
Full nameBrendan Joseph McArdle
Born (1952-03-02) 2 March 1952
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

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.
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