Bruce Yardley
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
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| Bowling type | Right-arm fast-medium, Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak | |
| Tests | ODIs | |
| Matches | 33 | 7 |
| Runs scored | 978 | 58 |
| Batting average | 19.55 | 14.50 |
| 100s/50s | -/4 | -/- |
| Top score | 74 | 28 |
| Balls bowled | 8909 | 198 |
| Wickets | 126 | 7 |
| Bowling average | 31.63 | 18.57 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 6 | - |
| 10 wickets in match | 1 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 7/98 | 3/28 |
| Catches/stumpings | 31/- | 1/- |
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Bruce Yardley (born September 5, 1947, Midland, Western Australia) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 33 Tests and 7 ODIs from 1978 to 1983.
He was an off-spin bowler who took 126 Test wickets. In 1981/82 he took his Test-best of 7/98 against the West Indies at Sydney. He and fellow West Australian Bruce Reid are the only two bowlers to take 100 wickets for Australia without playing in a Test in England.
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| NAME | Yardley, Bruce |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 5, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Midland, Western Australia |
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