Dale Anderson (sportsman)

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Dale Anderson

Personal information
Full name	Dale Thomas Anderson
Born	(1931-06-10)10 June 1931 Latrobe, Tasmania
Died	29 September 2021(2021-09-29) (aged 90) Burnie, Tasmania
Batting	Right-hand batsman
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1953–1963	Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 6 Runs scored 123 Batting average 15.37 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 33 Balls bowled 940 Wickets 14 Bowling average 40.35 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 3–49 Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive
Australian rules football career Playing career Years Club Games (Goals) 1953-54 Melbourne 7 (15) 1956 Sorrento 10 (unknown) Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dale Thomas Anderson (10 June 1931 – 29 September 2021) was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football and first-class cricket.

Anderson played seven games for Victorian Football League club Melbourne during 1953 and 1954, kicking 15 goals. From 1952 to 1964 he appeared in a total of six first-class matches for Tasmania and took 14 wickets with his right-arm fast-medium pace bowling.

After leaving Melbourne during 1954, Anderson crossed to VFA team Williamstown and was full-forward in the premiership team of that year. He played 28 games and kicked 50 goals up until early in the 1956 season when he transferred to Sorrento FC. He kicked 22.15 in a game for Cooee against East Devonport in 1952 before coming to Melbourne.

See also

• List of Tasmanian representative cricketers

External links

• Dale Anderson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Cricinfo profile
• DemonWiki profile
• Dale Anderson at AustralianFootball.com