Ivor Clay
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Ivor Thomas Clay was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL) during the 1940s and also a first-class cricket
er for Tasmania.
Clay kicked 13 goals in his debut season at Fitzroy, in 1941, after making his debut in their round five game against Richmond. He was a semi regular in the team again the following year but from 1943 to 1946 his appearances were sporadic. As a result he missed out on a place in Fitzroy's drought breaking 1944 premiership team, which his twin brother Bert
played in.
Once his VFL career was over, Clay went to Tasmania and ended up playing three first-class cricket matches for the state, as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He took nine wickets at 37.77, among them Test opener Colin McDonald. Five of his wickets came on his debut when he played against Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
and included his career best figures of 3 for 64.
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL) during the 1940s and also a first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er for Tasmania.
Clay kicked 13 goals in his debut season at Fitzroy, in 1941, after making his debut in their round five game against Richmond. He was a semi regular in the team again the following year but from 1943 to 1946 his appearances were sporadic. As a result he missed out on a place in Fitzroy's drought breaking 1944 premiership team, which his twin brother Bert
Bert Clay
Bert Clay was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League during the 1940s...
played in.
Once his VFL career was over, Clay went to Tasmania and ended up playing three first-class cricket matches for the state, as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He took nine wickets at 37.77, among them Test opener Colin McDonald. Five of his wickets came on his debut when he played against Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
and included his career best figures of 3 for 64.