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Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
About Brendan McArdle
- Brendan Joseph McArdle (born 2 March 1952) is a former Australia first-class cricketer.
- McArdle was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast.
- He was born in Melbourne, Victoria.
- He is one of the Year 7 co-ordinators at Wellington Secondary College.
- He is currently an English and Sports teacher. McArdle made his first-class debut for Victoria against South Australia in the 1976/77 Sheffield Shield.
- He made 10 further first-class appearances for Victoria, the last coming against Tasmania in the 1978/79 Sheffield Shield.
- An all-rounder, McArdle scored 339 runs at an average of 30.81.
- He made 3 half centuries, with a high score of 78.
- This came against South Australia on debut.
- With the ball, McArdle took 13 wickets at a bowling average of 43.00, with best figures of 3/40.
- An infrequent player for Victoria, the 1978/79 season was his last for the state. In the early part of 1984, McArdle played for a number of teams in the Lancashire League as a professional.
- However, in 1984 he played for Staffordshire, making his debut against Hertfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship, with him making a further 5 appearances in the competition in that season.
- He also made his List A debut for the county in the 1984 NatWest Trophy against Gloucestershire, scoring 37 runs before being dismissed by David Lawrence.
- Following 1984, McArdle continued to feature in the Lancashire League, before returning to Staffordshire to play his second and final List A match against Glamorgan in the 1989 NatWest Trophy.
- He took the wicket of Alan Butcher in this match, while with the bat he was the best.
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