Blair Campbell

Blair Campbell

Personal information
Full name	Blair Maesmore Campbell
Born	(1946-08-20) 20 August 1946 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm wrist-spin
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1969–1970	Victoria
1977–1979	Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 19 2 Runs scored 312 22 Batting average 13.56 11.00 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 Top score 52* 13 Balls bowled 2,396 40 Wickets 32 0 Bowling average 36.56 – 5 wickets in innings 1 – 10 wickets in match 0 – Best bowling 5/53 – Catches/stumpings 7/– 0/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 15 August 2010

Blair Maesmore Campbell (born 20 August 1946) is a former Australian cricket player, who played for Victoria from 1969 to 1976, and the Tasmanian Tigers from 1977 until 1980. He played as a slow left-arm wrist-spin bowler and right-handed batsman.

Campbell also played Australian rules football at the highest level, appearing in the Victorian Football League for both Richmond and Melbourne during the 1960s. Campbell is considered one of the earliest progenitors of the banana kick.

Sources

• Atkinson, G. (1982) Everything you ever wanted to know about Australian rules football but couldn't be bothered asking, The Five Mile Press: Melbourne. ISBN 0 86788 009 0.
• Blair Campbell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Blair Campbell at ESPNcricinfo