William Henry Dustin (30 August 1909 – 24 September 2001) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in eleven first-class matches for Wellington from 1927 to 1944.[1][2]

Bill Dustin
Personal information
Full name
William Henry Dustin
Born(1909-08-30)30 August 1909
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Died24 September 2001(2001-09-24) (aged 92)
Whanganui, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleOpening batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1927/28–1943/44Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 11
Runs scored 435
Batting average 21.75
100s/50s 0/3
Top score 92
Balls bowled 38
Wickets 1
Bowling average 27.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/11
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 October 2023

Dustin and his twin brother were born in Palmerston North and attended Wellington College. Both played senior rugby and cricket in Wellington.[3]

Dustin was a right-handed opening batsman. He had his best season in 1931–32, when he formed an effective opening partnership with Stewie Dempster. He scored 186 runs in the Plunket Shield in that season, with a top score of 92 in a partnership of 239 with Dempster,[4] and Wellington won the Shield.[5]

Dustin served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force in World War II.[6] In 1942 he was the proprietor of a guesthouse in Otaki.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "William Dustin". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Bill Dustin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. ^ "The Dustin Twins". Manawatu Standard: 4. 18 May 1936.
  4. ^ "Wellington v Canterbury 1931-32". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  5. ^ T. W. Reese, New Zealand Cricket: 1914–1933, Whitcombe & Tombs, Auckland, 1936, pp. 517–22.
  6. ^ "Births". Evening Post: 1. 14 September 1943.
  7. ^ "New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940-1945". Ancestry.com.au. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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