Robert George Paulsen (born 18 October 1947) is a former Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1966 to 1978.
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| Full name | Robert George Paulsen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 October 1947 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-breaks and googlies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–67 to 1971–72 | Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–74 to 1978–79 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 1 November 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class career edit
Paulsen was educated at Anglican Church Grammar School in East Brisbane.[1] A leg-spinner, he made his first-class debut for Queensland in 1966–67 at the age of 19 and took 31 wickets at an average of 31.61,[2] including 7 for 73 in the second innings against South Australia in Brisbane.[3]
He was considered a contender for the 1968 tour of England, but his form in the 1967–68 season was not quite sufficient to justify his selection.[4] He took 22 wickets at 39.40.[5] He took 25 wickets in 1968–69, and 24 in 1969–70, but after that his form declined, and he lost his place in the Queensland team to Malcolm Francke.
He moved to Perth, and represented Western Australia regularly for three seasons. Against MCC in 1974–75 he took 7 for 41 to dismiss MCC for 177 after they had been set 298 to win in just over four hours.[6] He had similar success the next season against the West Indians, taking his best figures of 8 for 71 as the West Indians chased 333 in 220 minutes and were dismissed for 217.[7][8] With this form, Paulsen was considered a possible inclusion in the Australian side to play New Zealand and Pakistan in the 1976/77 Australian season.[9]
He was less successful in the Sheffield Shield, however, and after a few more matches in 1976–77 and 1977–78 he lost his place in the side.
Later career edit
Playing for Perth, he was the leading bowler in Western Australian Grade Cricket in 1978–79 with 59 wickets, and again in 1981–82 with 70 wickets.[10] Perth won the Toyota Cup fifty over competition in 1979-80 largely due to Paulsen's spell in the final played at the WACA Ground. He was named a member of the Team of the Century at the club 150th celebration in 2012.
He later served as one of the Directors of Cricket Australia, representing Western Australia,[11] and managed the Australian under-19 team in 2001.[12]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Pramberg, Bernie (25 February 2012). "For the love of the game". Courier-Mail. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Perth Cricket Club". Perth Cricket Club. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Queensland v South Australia 1966–67". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ Murray F. Tippett, "Contenders for the Australian Team to tour England", Playfair Cricket Monthly, March 1968, pp. 16–17.
- ^ "Bowling in each season by Bob Paulsen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ Wisden 1976, p. 937.
- ^ Wisden 1977, p. 886.
- ^ "Western Australia v West Indians 1975–76". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ Nicholson, R. (1976) Cricket Scene, Craftsman Press, Sydney, p. 13.
- ^ "Perth Cricket Club". Perth Cricket Club. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Details of process involved in the selection of the Australian captain". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Australian under-19 squad selected". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
External links edit
- Bob Paulsen at CricketArchive
- Bob Paulsen at Cricinfo