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in 1896 to record South Africa's first international victory. He also played for clubs in Italy and France. He is one of six men to have played both cricket and rugby Tests for South Africa.
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The Number 10s: South Africa's Finest
Flyhalves 1891–2010
476:"James 'Biddy' Anderson: Rugby champion, cricket captain"
433:. He was a member of the team that beat Great Britain at
357:(26 April 1874 – 11 March 1926) was a South African
418:in 1903–04, scoring 109 in the semi-final win over
365:player who represented South Africa at each sport.
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16:South African rugby union footballer and cricketer
955:Rugby union players from Kimberley, Northern Cape
444:Anderson was a farmer and racehorse breeder near
425:Anderson also played three rugby union Tests for
501:"South Africa v Australia, Johannesburg 1902–03"
391:A right-handed batsman, Anderson played in one
960:South Africa international rugby union players
422:, who totalled only 107 in their two innings.
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578:, Zebra Press, Cape Town, 2020, chapter 1.
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950:Cricketers from Kimberley, Northern Cape
975:South African people of British descent
461:
940:Alumni of Diocesan College, Cape Town
474:Mukherjee, Abhishek (26 April 2016).
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469:
467:
465:
526:"Western Province v Border 1903-04"
970:South Africa Test cricket captains
945:Alumni of the University of Oxford
633:South Africa Test cricket captains
14:
980:South African rugby union players
384:, where he was awarded a rugby
1:
965:South Africa Test cricketers
141:18 October 1902 v
985:Western Province cricketers
1001:
911:denote deputised captaincy
117:International information
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763:1955; 1956/57; 1957/58
372:, Anderson attended
275:5 wickets in innings
47:James Henry Anderson
38:Personal information
804:; 1994/95–1999/00:
287:10 wickets in match
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841:2005/06; 2008/09:
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818:2000/01–2002/03:
777:1963/64–1964/65:
771:1956/57–1957/58:
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718:1927/28–1930/31:
688:1905/06–1910/11:
656:1895/96–1902/03:
650:1888/89–1891/92:
395:in 1902, when he
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153:Career statistics
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408:Johannesburg
400:South Africa
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338:14 June 2016
298:Best bowling
129:South Africa
112:Right-handed
83:(1926-03-11)
18:
935:1926 deaths
930:1874 births
870:2017–2020:
866:de Villiers
834:2003–2014:
560:20 November
535:20 November
485:20 November
363:rugby union
347:James Henry
188:Runs scored
171:First-class
162:Competition
71:Cape Colony
924:Categories
872:du Plessis
555:EPSN Scrum
456:References
446:Bredasdorp
416:Currie Cup
393:Test match
378:Rondebosch
89:Bredasdorp
59:1874-04-26
889:2020/21:
860:2015/16;
824:2001/02;
811:1997/98:
789:1969/70:
725:1930/31:
694:1909/10:
682:1902/03:
676:1902/03:
670:1898/99:
663:1895/96:
658:Halliwell
644:1888/89:
594: at
439:Cape Town
404:Australia
397:captained
370:Kimberley
359:cricketer
311:stumpings
223:Top score
143:Australia
138:Only Test
67:Kimberley
758:Cheetham
746:Melville
702:Mitchell
690:Sherwell
684:Anderson
665:Richards
505:Cricinfo
435:Newlands
402:against
368:Born in
355:Anderson
334:Cricinfo
332:Source:
309:Catches/
212:100s/50s
101:Nickname
909:Italics
895:2023–:
891:de Kock
881:2018/19
862:2017/18
830:Boucher
826:2002/03
820:Pollock
813:Kirsten
802:1993/94
797:Wessels
779:Goddard
734:Cameron
708:Tancred
678:Taberer
510:24 July
414:in the
249:Wickets
177:Matches
109:Batting
897:Bavuma
850:Prince
848:2006:
843:Kallis
806:Cronje
791:Bacher
767:McGlew
752:Nourse
714:Taylor
706:1912:
700:1912:
696:Snooke
672:Bisset
652:Milton
646:Dunell
420:Border
237:bowled
885:Elgar
836:Smith
727:Nupen
720:Deane
351:Biddy
269:26.00
235:Balls
207:23.22
204:21.50
104:Biddy
877:2017
856:Amla
740:Wade
562:2021
537:2021
512:2023
487:2021
431:1896
386:Blue
361:and
318:14/–
304:1/10
166:Test
78:Died
53:Born
448:in
437:in
429:in
406:in
388:.
376:in
315:1/–
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