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Bruce Laird was born on 21 November, 1950 in Mount Lawley, Western Australia, is an Australian cricketer. Discover Bruce Laird's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?
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73 years old |
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Scorpio |
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21 November, 1950 |
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21 November |
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Mount Lawley, Western Australia |
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Australia
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Bruce Laird Height, Weight & Measurements
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Bruce Laird Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Bruce Laird worth at the age of 73 years old? Bruce Laird’s income source is mostly from being a successful Cricketer. He is from Australia. We have estimated Bruce Laird's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Bruce Malcolm Laird (born 21 November 1950) is a former Western Australian and Australian cricketer.
He was an opening batsmen who played in 21 Test matches and 23 One Day Internationals.
He also played 13 "Supertests" in World Series Cricket.
Western Australia won by 3 wickets and went on to win the 1972/73 Shield.
Bruce Laird represented his home state of Western Australia in Sheffield Shield cricket, making his debut in February 1973 aged 22.
Laird was dismissed early in both innings scoring 3 and 16.
Laird would not force his way into the first XI in the 1973/74 season but would become the regular opener in the 1974/75 season.
His first century came against New South Wales in just his fourth first-class match.
He started to be talked of as a future test player.
Laird scored 117 in a first wicket partnership of 203 with Wally Edwards.
His second hundred was scored against Queensland, he scored 127 before being run out.
In eight matches he scored 703 runs, joint top of the charts with the great Greg Chappell, at an average of 46.86 scoring two hundreds and four fifties.
Laird's excellent season was rewarded with a place on the 1975 Ashes Tour to England and Canada.
Laird scored 80 in a game in Canada.
He did not play in any of the Test matches but did play in nine first-class matches against the County sides.
He scored 488 runs in 9 matches at an average of 32.53, with a top score of 127.
He was unlucky not to be picked for the first Test match having made 207 runs in three County matches.
The decision proved correct as the Australians thrashed England at Edgbaston by an innings and 85 runs.
Despite only scoring 359 runs in the first innings, Australia bowled England out twice for 101 and 173.
McCosker then cemented his place in the side with back-to-back hundreds against Sussex at Hove.
The remaining tests were all drawn and Australia retained the Ashes with a 1–0 series win.
Peter McFarline thought Laird suffered from "unlucky and untimely dismissals" in the tour games.
The following season with Western Australia was a disappointment for Laird.
He played all eight Shield matches but scored just one hundred and averaged only 28.07.
His side struggled with the bat with no player scoring more than one hundred, but with top fast bowlers Mick Malone and Dennis Lillee they managed to win four matches.
Laird was in the running for a spot in the Australian team that summer but lost out to Ian Davis.
However he helped WA win the Shield.
Laird was signed up to Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket in 1977.
He was a regular in the Australian team, playing in 13 Supertests.
In four 1977/78 Supertests Laird scored two hundreds, the first in the 3rd Supertest against the West Indies at Football Park, Adelaide.
His score of 106 helped the Aussies to a 220 run win.
He scored 106 again in the first innings of the first Supertest against the World XI at RAS Showground, Sydney, although he made just six in the second innings as the Australians lost by 4 wickets.
The second season of World Series Cricket was not as successful for Laird.
He did not score a century, although he did play in all four of Australia's Supertests.
He did enough to be selected for the lucrative WSC Tour of the West Indies.
There he played in all five Supertests, scoring one century, 122, in Australia's win at Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago.
The series was drawn 1–1.
Laird scored 200 runs for the series.
