What is Bruce Yardley?
'''Bruce Yardley''' (5 September 1947 – 27 March 2019) was an [[Australia]]n [[cricket]]er. He played for the [[Australia national cricket team|national team]] in 33 [[Test cricket|Tests]] and seven [[One Day International|ODI]]s from 1978 to 1983. He was best known for his off-spin bowling. In total, he bowled 126 Test wickets. He was a right-handed batsman, and scored four Test half-centuries. As a fielder, he took 31 catches in his 33 Tests. He also played for the [[Western Australia cricket team]]. He later coached the [[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[Singapore national cricket team|Singapore]] national teams. Yardley was born in [[Midland, Western Australia|Midland]], [[Western Australia]]. He died of [[cancer]] on 27 March 2019 in [[Kununurra, Western Australia]], at the age of 71.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/former-australian-cricketer-bruce-yardley-dies-20190327-p5186e.html|title=In age of fast men, the late Bruce Yardley put his own spin on fame|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=27 March 2019|access-date=28 March 2019|author=Baum, Greg}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1548/1548.html Bruce Yardley] at CricketArchive {{DEFAULTSORT:Yardley, Bruce}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Australian cricketers]] [[Category:Cricket coaches]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Western Australia]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}