Neil Dansie
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Full name | Hampton Neil Dansie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nuriootpa, South Australia, Australia | 2 July 1928||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 May 2023 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | (aged 94)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg-break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1949/50–1966/67 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 May 2023 |
Hampton Neil Dansie
Early life
Nicknamed "Nodder" due to his habit of nodding in agreement when in conversation,
In January 1949, Dansie was the last player to bat with Don Bradman in an official match, when Bradman played his final innings for Kensington against Port Adelaide Cricket Club at Alberton Oval. When Bradman was given out caught behind on 38, the large crowd booed the umpire and promptly adjourned to the neighbouring Alberton Hotel.[4]
First-class cricket
Dansie made his first-class cricket debut on 27 January 1950 on the
He became only the second player to reach milestone of 100 Sheffield Shield appearances after Ken Mackay and he achieved the feat in 1966. He had a prolific run for South Australia in first-class cricket scoring 6692 runs which accounted for more than 3/4th of his total first-class runs. His total tally of 6692 runs in 107 first-class matches puts him only behind Darren Lehmann, Greg Blewett, David Hookes, Callum Ferguson, Les Favell and Ian Chappell in the list of all-time top runscorers for South Australia in Sheffield Shield history.[9]
Despite being touted as one of the brightest prospects in Australian domestic setup, he never received a Baggy Green Cap. He was touted by many as a potential test match prospect throughout the 1950s.[9]
Lancashire League
In 1955, Dansie signed with
Cricket administration
Dansie retired from first-class cricket in 1967, after 124 matches and was awarded honorary membership of the
In 1976 Dansie was made a selector for the South Australian senior cricket side and all its under-age and women's teams, serving for 30 years.
Later life and honours
Dansie was known as "The Patriarch of South Australian cricket",[4] and the Neil Dansie Trophy for South Australia's most valuable player each season is named in his honour.[11] He and his former teammate Les Favell are honoured in the Favell-Dansie Indoor Centre at the southern end of Adelaide Oval, behind the Sir Donald Bradman Stand.[4] In the 1991 Australia Day Honours, he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for services to sport.[12]
Dansie died in Adelaide on 23 May 2023, at the age of 94.[9]
References
- ^ a b Pollard, J. (1988) Australian Cricket: The Game and its Players, Angus & Robertson Publishing, North Ryde.
- ^ Capel, A. "Glenelg young gun has a shot", The Advertiser, 31 October 2006
- ^ a b c d e f "Neil Dansie", CKCricket Heritage "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Accessed 12 January 2009 - ^ a b c d e f g h i Shiell, A. (2008) "'Nodda' Dansie celebrates 80", The Independent Weekly, 27 June 2008.
- ^ Cricket Archive, "Western Australia v South Australia", http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/19/19174.html Accessed 16 January 2009
- ^ Cricket Archive, "Queensland v South Australia", http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/19/19605.html Accessed 16 January 2009
- ^ Cricket Archive, "South Australia v Queensland", http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/24/24564.html Accessed 16 January 2009
- ^ "A great innings". Cricket SA. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Cricket mourns the loss of SA legend Neil Dansie". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ a b Lancashire Telegraph, "Stubborn Dansie was irremovable", 23 July 2007
- ^ Cricinfo staff, "Tait voted South Australia's best", 12 April 2007 http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/289980.html Accessed 31 December 2008
- ^ "Mr Hampton Neil DANSIE". Australian Honours. Retrieved 15 October 2022.