Alan McGilvray

Alan McGilvray
Personal information
Full name
Alan David McGilvray
Born(1909-12-06)6 December 1909
Birchgrove, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died17 July 1996(1996-07-17) (aged 86)
Sydney, Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1933/34–1936/37New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 20
Runs scored 684
Batting average 24.42
100s/50s 0/3
Top score 68
Balls bowled 2813
Wickets 20
Bowling average 54.04
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/35
Catches/stumpings 20/0
Source: CricketArchive, 16 August 2022

Alan David McGilvray AM MBE (6 December 1909 – 17 July 1996) was an Australian cricketer who played several first-class seasons for New South Wales in the mid-1930s before becoming the doyen of Australian cricket commentators. He became identified as the voice of Australian cricket through his ABC radio broadcasts.