Les Stillman

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Les Stillman
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Leslie Stillman
Born (1949-10-05) 5 October 1949 (age 69)
Alexandra, Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed batsman
Bowling–
Role Batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1970–1976 Victoria
1977–1978 South Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches283
Runs scored129929
Batting average 24.989.66
100s/50s0/90/0
Top score88*23
Balls bowled4056
Wickets 02
Bowling average –25.00
5 wickets in innings 00
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling–2/50
Catches/stumpings 20/03/0
Source: CricketArchive, 3 March 1978

William Leslie "Les" Stillman (born 5 October 1949 in Alexandra) is a former Australian first-class cricketer who represented Victoria and South Australia. He also played Australian rules football for Essendon and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Alexandra, Victoria Town in Victoria, Australia

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First-class cricket is an official classification of the highest-standard international or domestic matches in the sport of cricket. A first-class match is of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adjudged to be worthy of the status by virtue of the standard of the competing teams. Matches must allow for the teams to play two innings each although, in practice, a team might play only one innings or none at all.

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Football career

During his time as a footballer Les Stillman played as a half forward. After making his league debut in 1968, Stillman was a semi regular in the Essendon team in 1969 and 1970. His best performance in a game came against Carlton in the opening round of the 1970 VFL season when he kicked six goals. Stillman crossed to Footscray in 1971 and played three senior games there. He then captained Williamstown in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) until 1975, twice placing in the J. J. Liston Trophy count (third in 1973 [1] and second in 1974 [2] ), and winning the club best and fairest in 1972 and 1973. [3] He resigned the captaincy during 1975 after a disagreement with club hierarchy over the ongoing tenure of coach Ted Whitten, [4] and was cleared to Coburg, [5] where he played the rest of his VFA career.

Carlton Football Club Australian rules football club

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Williamstown Football Club

The Williamstown Football Club, nicknamed The Seagulls, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne. The club currently competes in the men's and women's Victorian Football League competitions.

Cricket career

His cricket career had begun with a solitary first-class match in 1970/71 but it was not until after leaving the VFL that he established a place in the Victorian Sheffield Shield team. A right-handed middle order batsman, he broke into the side again in 1974/75 and had a solid season with 451 runs at 30.06. [6] He remained with Victoria for a further two Shield seasons but failed to register his maiden first-class hundred, although he managed a half century against a strong West Indian pace attack in a tour game. [7]

Sheffield Shield Cricket competition in Australia

The Sheffield Shield is the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams from six states of Australia. Prior to the Shield being established, a number of intercolonial matches were played. The Shield, donated by Lord Sheffield, was first contested during the 1892–93 season, between New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. Queensland was admitted for the 1926–27 season, Western Australia for the 1947–48 season and Tasmania for the 1977–78 season.

Stillman did not play any top level cricket from February 1976 to November 1977 and when he came back it was with South Australia, who he represented in the 1977/78 Sheffield Shield season. He would later return to Victoria as coach and also coached at English club Derbyshire.

Derbyshire County Cricket Club English domestic cricket team

Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Derbyshire. Its limited overs team is called the Derbyshire Falcons in reference to the famous peregrine falcon which nests on the Derby Cathedral. Founded in 1870, the club held first-class status from its first match in 1871 until 1887. Because of poor performances and lack of fixtures in some seasons, Derbyshire then lost its status for seven seasons until it was invited into the County Championship in 1895. Derbyshire is also classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963; and classified as a senior Twenty20 team since 2003. In recent years the club has enjoyed record attendances with over 24,000 people watching their home Twenty20 fixtures in 2017 – a record for a single campaign. The local derby versus Yorkshire at Chesterfield now regularly sells out in advance.

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References

  1. ↑ John Holland (30 August 1973). "Rookie wins award". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 30.
  2. ↑ Tom Jacob; Marc Fiddian (29 August 1974). "Outsider shocks in Liston". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 26.
  3. ↑ Fiddian, Marc (2003), Seagulls over Williamstown, Williamstown, VIC: Williamstown Football Club, p. 179
  4. ↑ "Stillman resigns as Seagulls captain". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 5 July 1975. p. 28.
  5. ↑ Ken Piesse (27 June 1975). "Waverley exercises right to Cruse". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 25.
  6. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in Sheffield Shield 1974/75". CricketArchive.
  7. ↑ "Victoria v West Indians 1975/76". CricketArchive.
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