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Bob Bitmead

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Bob Bitmead
Personal information
Full name
Robert Clyde Bitmead
Born (1942-07-17) 17 July 1942 (age 82)
Melbourne, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1966-1968Victoria
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 16
Runs scored 90
Batting average 9.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 32
Balls bowled 4058
Wickets 53
Bowling average 22.30
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 5/37
Catches/stumpings 9/0
Source: Cricket Archive, 10 January 2022

Robert Clyde Bitmead (born 17 July 1942) is an Australian former cricketer and coach who played for Victoria between 1966 and 1968.[1] A slow left-arm bowler known for bowling off the wrong foot, Bitmead played 16 first-class matches for Victoria and for the Australians, playing for the latter on their tour of New Zealand in 1967.[2] He also represented Fitzroy in Victorian Premier Cricket.

Following the end of his playing career Bitmead coached at Fitzroy and Richmond, as well as the Victoria and Australia under-19 teams.

In January 2022 a number of former players made allegations of sexual misconduct against Bitmead during his time coaching both the Victoria and Australia under-19 teams.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Bob Bitmead". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Bob Bitmead". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ^ Jackson, Russell (1 January 2022). "'Someone must have known': The cricket tour from hell that left a dark mark on a generation of rising stars". ABC News. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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