Bruce Mitchell (cricketer)
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Bruce Mitchell (8 January 1909 – 1 July 1995) was a South African cricketer who played in 42 Test matches from 1929 to 1949.[1] He was a right-handed opening batsman and played in every Test South Africa played in that period.
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Born | (1909-01-08)8 January 1909 Johannesburg, Transvaal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1 July 1995(1995-07-01) (aged 86) Abbotsford, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Legbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut | 15 June 1929 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 5 March 1949 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 November 2022 |
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By the end of his career he had 3471 Test runs to his name which at the time was a national record. With his eight centuries he finished just behind Dudley Nourse who made 9.