Bert Rigg

Bert Rigg

Personal information
Full name	Herbert William Hardy Rigg
Born	(1923-08-18)18 August 1923 Highgate, Western Australia
Died	16 March 2015(2015-03-16) (aged 91) Perth, Western Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg-spin
Role	Batsman
Relations	Basil Rigg (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1946/47–1958/59	Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 12 Runs scored 431 Batting average 23.94 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 76 Balls bowled 216 Wickets 2 Bowling average 56.50 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/13 Catches/stumpings 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 March 2016

Herbert William Hardy Rigg (18 August 1923 – 16 March 2015) was an Australian cricketer. He played twelve first-class matches for Western Australia between 1946 and 1959.

Rigg had a long association with the Perth Cricket Club playing from 1939-40 to 1965-66 in a club record 284 matches, scoring 9,005 runs with eight centuries. In 1951-52 Rigg (90) and Ron Sarre (191) put on a club record opening partnership of 215 against Nedlands at the WACA Ground.

Later he was one of Western Australia's leading cricket administrators. He served as chairman of the state's Cricket Council, and as state delegate to the Australian Cricket Board.

Rigg's brother Basil also played cricket for Western Australia. Their sister Marjorie and their mother represented Western Australia at hockey.

External links

• Bert Rigg at ESPNcricinfo