Don Blackie

Don Blackie
Personal information
Full name
Donald Dearness Blackie
Born(1882-04-05)5 April 1882
Bendigo, Victoria
Died18 April 1955(1955-04-18) (aged 73)
South Melbourne, Victoria
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 126)14 December 1928 v England
Last Test1 February 1929 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 3 47
Runs scored 24 548
Batting average 8.00 12.17
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 11* 55
Balls bowled 1,260 13,642
Wickets 14 211
Bowling average 31.71 24.10
5 wickets in innings 1 12
10 wickets in match 0 2
Best bowling 6/94 7/25
Catches/stumpings 2/– 33/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 September 2022

Donald Dearness Blackie (5 April 1882 – 18 April 1955) was an Australian Test cricketer who played three Tests as an off-spinner in the summer of 1928–29. At 46 years 253 days of age at the time of his Test debut, Blackie remains the oldest debutant in Australian Test cricket.