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Townsville cricketers. He arrived back in Townsville from touring the southern states in January 1934, and although he was selected to represent Queensland at home against South Australia that month he declined the selection as he was unable to arrange for leave from work to travel to Brisbane. Overall he scored 114 runs at an average of 19.00 with one 50 and took 5 wickets at 52.00 in his four First-class matches for the 1933/34 season.
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Country Cricket Week carnival, however his selection was met with some criticism, and he failed to perform in the game taking just 1 wicket and conceding 139 runs.
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