Born 20 December 1905 at White Cliffs, New South Wales, Australia Died 6 October 1992 at Sutherland, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
A feisty character, known as ‘Tiger’, Bill O’Reilly was one of the great leg-spinners. He bowled his leg-spinners, googlies and top-spinners at an unusually fast pace for a spinner. Sir Don Bradman regarded him as the finest bowler he saw. He and Clarrie Grimmett were the most successful wrist-spinning pair in cricket history.
He was a hard-hitting lower-order batsman who thumped a fifty in just 31 minutes against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1936. That 1935/36 series in South Africa was his best with the ball, taking 27 wickets at an average of 17.03. After his playing days he spent many years working in the media as writer and commentator and was a man of trenchant opinions.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct Wkts Avg BB 5I
Tests 27 410 56* 12.81 0 7 144 22.59 7-54 11
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