| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Robinson Dick | |||
| Born | 30 August 1926 Boulder, Western Australia, Australia |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Role | Batsman | |||
| Relations | Alexander Dick (brother), Billy Dick (uncle) | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1950 | Western Australia | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | First-class | |||
| Matches | 1 | |||
| Runs scored | 27 | |||
| Batting average | 13.50 | |||
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | |||
| Top score | 27 | |||
| Balls bowled | – | |||
| Wickets | – | |||
| Bowling average | – | |||
| 5 wickets in innings | – | |||
| 10 wickets in match | – | |||
| Best bowling | – | |||
| Catches/stumpings | 0/– | |||
| Source: CricketArchive, 16 July 2011 | ||||
Ian Robinson Dick (born 30 August 1926 in Boulder, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer and field hockey player who played one first-class match for Western Australia in 1950 and also captained Australia in field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He is the brother of Alexander, who also played cricket for Western Australia,[1] and David Dick, who was the school captain of Wesley College in 1936, and also played hockey for Western Australia. His uncle Billy Dick captained Carlton to the 1914 VFL premiership.
Dick played one match for Western Australia in 1950 against Queensland, scoring a duck in the first innings and 27 runs in the second innings.[2] He also captained Western Australia Colts in one match against the MCC in 1950.[3]
Dick made his debut for Western Australia in 1946, and his debut for Australia in 1948. He represented Australia in every match from 1948 to 1958, and captained the team at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, scoring Australia's first goal in Olympic competition.[4] He also captained Western Australia. Dick was inducted in the Western Australian Hockey Hall of Champions in 1991, and was inducted into the Hockey Australia Hall of Fame in 2008.[5]