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Full name | Alan David McGilvray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Birchgrove, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 6 December 1909||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 July 1996 Sydney, Australia | (aged 86)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1933/34–1936/37 | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.