Bob Bitmead

Bob Bitmead
Personal information
Full name
Robert Clyde Bitmead
Born (1942-07-17) 17 July 1942 (age 84)
Melbourne, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1966-1968Victoria
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 16
Runs scored 90
Batting average 9.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 32
Balls bowled 4058
Wickets 53
Bowling average 22.30
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 5/37
Catches/stumpings 9/0
Source: Cricket Archive, 10 January 2022

Robert Clyde Bitmead (born 17 July 1942) is an Australian former cricketer and coach who played for Victoria between 1966 and 1968. A slow left-arm bowler known for bowling off the wrong foot, Bitmead played 16 first-class matches for Victoria and for the Australians, playing for the latter on their tour of New Zealand in 1967. He also represented Fitzroy in Victorian Premier Cricket.

Following the end of his playing career Bitmead coached at Fitzroy and Richmond, as well as the Victoria and Australia under-19 teams.

In January 2022 a number of former players made allegations of sexual misconduct against Bitmead during his time coaching both the Victoria and Australia under-19 teams.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bob Bitmead". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Bob Bitmead". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Jackson, Russell (1 January 2022). "'Someone must have known': The cricket tour from hell that left a dark mark on a generation of rising stars". ABC News. Retrieved 2 January 2022.