Keith Slater
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Full name | Keith Nichol Slater | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Midland, Western Australia, Australia | 12 March 1935|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium, right-arm off-spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Only Test (cap 212) | 9 January 1959 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1955/56–1967/68 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 15 July 2012 |
Keith Slater | |||
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Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1955–58, 1960–63, 1967 | Swan Districts | 166 (199) | |
1964–1966 | Subiaco | 52 (?) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1956–1967 | Western Australia | 20 (16) | |
Coaching career3 | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1964–1966 | Subiaco | 64 (27–35–2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1967. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1967. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1966. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Keith Nichol Slater
Cricket career
In cricket, Slater was an all-rounder who played in only one
His international career was shortened by doubts over his
Australian rules football career
Slater was a star
In Slater's first season the Maroons made only their fourth open-age finals appearance since 1936, but were unexpectedly defeated by the equally unsuccessful Claremont in a rainy first semi-final. The following two seasons proved very disappointing, with the Maroons winning only eight games in 1965 and six (plus one draw) in 1966, when they lost their last nine matches. This led to questioning of Slater's coaching methods, notably his taking the Maroons on a trip to Singapore during the 1964/1965 off-season, and his contract was not renewed for 1967.[8] Slater returned to Swan Districts for 1967 but retired following that season.
Later life
After he retired from playing, Slater ran a sports store, Slater Gartrell, in Perth, and was also a television and radio sports commentator.
See also
References
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Keith Slater". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Queensland v Western Australia 1963-64". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Keith Slater". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Wisden 1961, pp. 847–53.
- ^ a b Coverdale, Brydon (23 May 2016). "Brydon Coverdale meets Keith Slater, who played an Ashes Test in 1959". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ISBN 9780955689710
- ISBN 0957818505
- ^ Spillman; Diehards 1946–2000; pp. 103–108
- ^ "Mr Keith Nichol SLATER". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Mr Keith Slater". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
External links
- Keith Slater at AustralianFootball.com
- Keith Slater at ESPNcricinfo