Bob Bitmead
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| Full name | Robert Clyde Bitmead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 July 1942 Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966-1968 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 10 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Clyde Bitmead (born 17 July 1942) is an Australian former cricketer and coach who played for Victoria between 1966 and 1968.[1] A slow left-arm bowler known for bowling off the wrong foot, Bitmead played 16 first-class matches for Victoria and for the Australians, playing for the latter on their tour of New Zealand in 1967.[2] He also represented Fitzroy in Victorian Premier Cricket.
Following the end of his playing career Bitmead coached at Fitzroy and Richmond, as well as the Victoria and Australia under-19 teams.
In January 2022 a number of former players made allegations of sexual misconduct against Bitmead during his time coaching both the Victoria and Australia under-19 teams.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bob Bitmead". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Bob Bitmead". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Jackson, Russell (1 January 2022). "'Someone must have known': The cricket tour from hell that left a dark mark on a generation of rising stars". ABC News. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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