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WS Farrer

Buster Farrer

89y 9d King William's Town, Cape Province
Born
December 8, 1936, King William's Town, Cape Province
Playing Roles
Batting Style
right-hand bat
Bowling Style
right-arm offbreak
Fielding Pos
N/A
Intl Career
1962 - 1964

Profile & Biography

A right-hand batsman, William Stephen Farrer, better known as Buster, was a product of Dale College. Representing his country at both cricket and hockey he also had colours for Border in tennis, bowls, golf and squash. In 1962 he was voted as one of five SA Cricket Annual players of the year. In 1968 he was voted as Border Sports Star of the year for his cricketing achievements and followed it up in 1971 with the same award, this time for hockey. Buster's major asset was his wonderful, unflustered temperament. Only having played in six Tests between 1961-62 and 1963-64, all against New Zealand, three in South Africa and three in New Zealand. In contrast his first-class career spanned 15 years in which he scored 12 hundreds and 22 fifties for an average of 43.37. He also has four first-class wickets as a very occasional off-spin bowler.
Keith Lane

Batting Career Summary

Full Stats
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Test61022214027.62-00020
FC6912413481521143.37-1222410
List A110333333-0010

Bowling Career Summary

Full Stats
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Test60000-----000
FC6950719441/248.52.29126.7000
List A1000-----000