Bruce Leonard Buggins (29 January 1935 – 5 December 2018) was an Australian cricketer.[1][2] He played 63 first-class matches as Western Australia's wicket-keeper between 1954-55 and 1962-63.[3]
 Young Bruce Buggins, attending Kent Street High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bruce Leonard Buggins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 January 1935 Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 December 2018 (aged 83) Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At the age of 17, before he had begun to play first-class cricket, Buggins was regarded as a possible future Test player.[4] On the opening day of his first-class debut in November 1954, he caught four South Australian batsmen and conceded no byes in the first innings of 296. He had replaced John Munro in the selected team after Munro became unavailable.[5][6] Buggins kept his place in the team for nine seasons.[7]
Buggins represented South Perth in Premier Cricket and still holds the club record for most dismissals for a wicket-keeper, with 199 catches and 97 stumpings.[2] He worked in the brewing industry in Perth.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Bruce Buggins". Legacy.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Vale Bruce Buggins". waca.com.au. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Bruce Buggins". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ Robinson, Ray (27 January 1952). "Bruce Buggins — A Test Possible?". Sunday Times. p. 2. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "South Australia v Western Australia 1954-55". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Buggins Makes Brilliant Debut for W.A." The West Australian: 22. 13 November 1954.
- ^ "Bruce Buggins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 (1977)". Ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 19 October 2021.