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Full name | Richard Harris Drewer | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Adelaide, Australia | 12 June 1946|||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1974/75-1975/76 | South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,31 October 2018 |
Richard Harris Drewer (born 12 June 1946) is an Australian cricketer. He played fourteen first-class matches and two List A matches for South Australia between 1974 and 1976. [1]
Nicknamed "Stumpy", [2] Drewer attended Scotch College, [3] and spent many years playing South Australian district cricket for Sturt,Adelaide University and Adelaide cricket clubs, [4] before making his debut for South Australia on 13 December 1974,against Queensland at Adelaide Oval,scoring 90 and eight. [5]
Drewer,who was a DJ who played private parties under the name SWORD (an acronym for "The Swinging World of Rick Drewer"), [6] was known for wearing his shirt unbuttoned to the waist [2] and his uproarious laugh [6] and quickly became a popular member of the South Australian team. [7]
Drewer also received support from influential local sports reporter Alan Shiell,who argued that Drewer was,along with Ashley Woodcock,the best opening batsmen South Australia had. [8] While South Australia won the Sheffield Shield in 1975/76,Drewer played poorly,averaging only 15.70 from five matches,including scores of 0,0,0 and five against Western Australia,falling to Dennis Lillee each time. [9]
When South Australian captain Ian Chappell learnt that selectors had dropped Drewer from the squad to play New South Wales and Queensland without consulting Chappell,he threatened strike action. [7]
In 2019 The Advertiser named Drewer as an opener in Scotch College's Greatest Ever Team. [3]
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