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Full name | William Douglas Albury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Herston, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 9 February 1947|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1969-70 to 1973-74 | Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,9 August 2020 |
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