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| Full name | Rodney John McCurdy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1959-12-30)30 December 1959 (age 65) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 85) | 27 January 1985 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 29 March 1985 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979/80 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980/81 | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981/82–1983/84 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984/85 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986/87–1990/91 | Eastern Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991/92 | Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992/93 | Border | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rodney John McCurdy (born 30 December 1959) is a formerfirst-class cricketer who played forAustralia,Border,Derbyshire,Eastern Province,Natal,South Australia,Tasmania andVictoria. He now lives inSouth Africa.
Afast bowler, he played in 11One Day Internationals in the mid-1980s and later joined in theSouth African rebel tours in 1985.
In 1979, McCurdy was in England when, while playing at club level forPudsey St Lawrence inYorkshire also appeared at the county level forDerbyshire andShropshire.[1]
McCurdy represented Australia's U-19 team.[2] He played for Victoria before moving to Tasmania, for whom he took 7–81 against the touring New Zealanders in 1980–81.[3]
He returned to Victoria for the 1981–82 season. During the 1984–85 summer, McCurdy signed to play in South Africa.[4]
McCurdy was selected in the original squad to tour England in 1985.[5] However, his South African commitments meant he was unable to tour. McCurdy:
It always bugs me. I was picked on the Ashes tour. Would I have gone there? Yes, I was going there. We would have loved to have gone there, played in the Ashes, and come out to South Africa afterward. At least I would have had my opportunity. That's a disappointment for me.[6]
McCurdy stayed in South Africa after the tour playing for Eastern Province[7] and joined therebel tours in South Africa in 1985–86 and 1986–87, defying theinternational sporting boycott of theapartheid state.
He later ran a security business inPort Elizabeth, making alarms for homes and small businesses. He then moved to Johannesburg to work as operations manager ofTellytrack, the racing television station.
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