Bruce Dooland
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
| Bowling type | Legbreak googly | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 3 | 214 |
| Runs scored | 76 | 7141 |
| Batting average | 19.00 | 24.37 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 4/41 |
| Top score | 29 | 115* |
| Balls bowled | 880 | 52734 |
| Wickets | 9 | 1016 |
| Bowling average | 46.55 | 21.98 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 84 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 23 |
| Best bowling | 4/69 | 8/20 |
| Catches/stumpings | 3/0 | 186/0 |
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Test debut: 1 January 1947 |
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Bruce Dooland (born November 1, 1923, Cowandilla, South Australia, died September 8, 1980, Bedford Park, South Australia) was an Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1947 to 1948.
As his figures show, he was a fine bowler and a useful batsman. His Test career was cut short when, after Doug Ring and Colin McCool were preferred as the leg spin bowlers in the 1948 Australian touring party to England, he came to England to play in the Lancashire League and then qualified by residence to play for Nottinghamshire.
The county were at a low ebb at the time and to Dooland fell the singular honour of being Notts' first overseas import brought in specifically to strengthen the team. He played for them over the five seasons 1953 to 1957, scoring 4,782 runs at an average of 24.52 and taking 770 wickets at 18.86 during that period. He did the "double" of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in a season twice, and once missed it by only 30 runs. He took sixteen for 83 in the match against Essex at Trent Bridge in 1954 and his total of 181 wickets for Nottinghamshire that season remains the county record. Upon his departure Notts entered the worst period in terms of results during their history.
He played twice for the Players in the Gentlemen v Players match, and was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1955.
He also played baseball and was regarded as one of the best pitchers in his state, and represented Australia at baseball as well as cricket.
