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Full name | Richard Smallpeice Whitington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Unley Park, South Australia | 30 June 1912||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 March 1984 Sydney, New South Wales | (aged 71)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1932/33–1939/40 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 4 November 1932 South Australia v MCC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last FC | 21 January 1946 Australian Services XI v Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 3 June 2009 |
Richard Smallpeice Whitington (30 June 1912 – 13 March 1984) was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for South Australia and, after serving in World War II, represented the Australian Services cricket team in the Victory Tests. He became a journalist, writing as R. S. Whitington.