Ken Meuleman
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Kenneth Douglas Meuleman (5 September 1923, Melbourne, Victoria – 10 September 2004, Nedlands, Western Australia
) was an Australia
n cricket
er who played in one Test
in 1946.
His cricket career started in Victoria
, but after moving to Perth, Western Australia
, he established himself as an important member of the State
Sheffield Shield team between 1945/46 and 1960/61. He captained the side for a number of seasons.
He also established a still operating sporting goods store in Perth called Meuleman's Cricket Centre as well as coaching and development of the sport including particularly the development of Justin Langer
.
His son Robert Meuleman
and grandson Scott Meuleman
have also played for Western Australia.
Nedlands, Western Australia
The City of Nedlands is a Local Government Area in the inner western suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about west of Perth's central business district...
) was an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played in one Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
in 1946.
His cricket career started in Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, but after moving to Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, he established himself as an important member of the State
Western Warriors
The Western Australia cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team representing the state of Western Australia...
Sheffield Shield team between 1945/46 and 1960/61. He captained the side for a number of seasons.
He also established a still operating sporting goods store in Perth called Meuleman's Cricket Centre as well as coaching and development of the sport including particularly the development of Justin Langer
Justin Langer
Justin Lee Langer AM is a former international cricketer who represented Australia in 105 Test matches and the current Assistant Coach and Batting Coach of the Australian cricket team. A left-handed batsman, his opening partnership with Matthew Hayden was one of the most successful of all time...
.
His son Robert Meuleman
Robert Meuleman
Robert Douglas Meuleman was a Western Australian cricketer who played 14 first-class matches for Western Australia between 1968 and 1972....
and grandson Scott Meuleman
Scott Meuleman
Scott Meuleman is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-hand opening batsman and occasional leg-break googly bowler.He is a third-generation Western Australian cricketer, with his father Robert Meuleman playing 14 first-class matches for WA between 1968/69 and 1971/72, and his grandfather Ken...
have also played for Western Australia.