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Aldam Pettinger
Personal information
Full name
Aldam Murr Pettinger
Born(1859-07-30)30 July 1859
Kent Town, South Australia
Died18 August 1950(1950-08-18) (aged 91)
Adelaide, South Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1880/81South Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 12
Batting average 6.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 12
Catches/stumpings 1/0
Source: Cricinfo, 18 September 2020

Aldam Murr Pettinger (30 July 1859 – 18 August 1950) was a leading sportsman in South Australia in the late nineteenth century.

Born in Adelaide in 1859, the son of a police inspector,[1] Pettinger represented South Australia in cricket, Australian rules football, baseball and bowls, was a leading local lacrosse player, golfer, steeplechase rider, an excellent gun shot, and bred and trained hunting dogs.[2]

Pettinger began playing club cricket for the North Adelaide Young Men's Society (later known as North Adelaide)[3] in 1876/77, serving as captain for many seasons,[4] retiring at the end of the 1896/97 season.[5]

Pettinger played in one first-class match for South Australia in 1880/81[6] (South Australia's first 11-a- side match against Victoria) and a non-first-class match, for a South Australian XV against Australia on 26-29 November 1880.[7]

Pettinger founded the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) club South Park in 1877[2][8] and captained the club until its dissolution in 1884,[2][9] after which he played for Adelaide Football Club on its readmission to SAFA in 1885.[2]

Following his retirement from cricket and football, Pettinger became involved in golf and lawn bowls, winning the Adelaide Bowling Club championships "many times"[2] and for many years was able to play a round of golf in less than his age in years.[10]

Outside of sport, Pettinger worked for D. and W. Murray Ltd, a wholesale importing firm,[11] for 50 years, starting upon leaving school at 16 and retiring as company secretary and director,[12] and served as a Justice of the Peace.[13]

On his death in 1950, Pettinger was referred to as "the grand old man of South Australian sport".[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kneebone, H. "World of Sport", The Advertiser, 3 May 1946, p. 6.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Kneebone, H. "A.M. Pettinger's Death", The Advertiser, 21 August 1950, p. 2.
  3. ^ Page, p. 29.
  4. ^ "North Adelaide Cricket Club Easter Trip, 1895", The Advertiser, 7 June 1946, p. 3.
  5. ^ Sando, p. 19.
  6. ^ "Aldam Pettinger". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. ^ Harte, p. 65.
  8. ^ Gyss, Trevor. "1877: A pivotal year in footy history". Australian Football. Adam Cardosi. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  9. ^ "South Park Football Club [B 10436] • Photograph". State Library of South Australia.
  10. ^ The Advertiser, "Golfer, aged 76, goes around in 75", 21 October 1935, p. 15.
  11. ^ "Commonwealth Offices". Queensland Government. The State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  12. ^ "After 50 Years", The Register (Adelaide), 16 July 1925, p. 10.
  13. ^ "New J'S.P", Daily Herald (Adelaide), 30 August 1918, p. 4.

Sources[edit]

  • Harte, C. (1990) SACA: The History of the South Australian Cricket Association, Sports Marketing: Adelaide. ISBN 0958798036
  • Page, R. (1984) South Australian Cricketers 1877–1984, Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians: Retford, Nottinghamshire.
  • Sando, G. (1997) Grass Roots, South Australian Cricket Association: Adelaide. ISBN 9781862544352

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