Bob Massie

Bob Massie

Massie in 1972
Personal information
Full name	Robert Arnold Lockyer Massie
Born	(1947-04-14) 14 April 1947 (age 77) Subiaco, Western Australia
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 260)	22 June 1972 v England
Last Test	6 January 1973 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 14)	24 August 1972 v England
Last ODI	28 August 1972 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1965/66–1974/75	Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 6 3 52 15 Runs scored 78 16 385 17 Batting average 11.14 – 9.62 17.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 42 16* 42 16* Balls bowled 1,739 183 10,612 883 Wickets 31 3 179 17 Bowling average 20.87 43.00 24.83 25.23 5 wickets in innings 2 0 6 0 10 wickets in match 1 0 2 0 Best bowling 8/53 2/35 8/53 3/22 Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 8/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2010

Robert Arnold Lockyer Massie (born 14 April 1947) is a former Australian cricketer who played in six Test matches and three One Day Internationals (ODIs) in 1972 and 1973.

A swing bowler, he had a relatively short international career but is remembered for a Test debut in 1972 at Lord's where he took eight wickets in each innings, with figures of 16/137 for the match. This was a world record for a Test debutant until beaten by India's Narendra Hirwani, who took 16 wickets for just 1 run fewer.^[1] The parallels go deeper – neither man enjoyed an extended Test career; between the two of them, they played fewer than 25 Test matches.