William Maldon Woodfull was an Australian cricketer of the 1920s and 1930s. He captained both Victoria and Australia, and was best known for his dignified and moral conduct during the tumultuous bodyline series in 1932-33.
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Woodfull's batting stance
Heavy rain on the third day of the third England-Australia Test at Headingley delayed the match. The team captains Chapman and Woodfull (right) are inspecting the field on 14 July 1930.![Woodfull's Test career batting performance. The red bars indicate the runs that he scored in an innings, with the blue line indicating the batting average in his last ten innings. The blue dots indicate an innings where he remained not out.[29]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Bill_Woodfull_graph.png/500px-Bill_Woodfull_graph.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Woodfull's Test career batting performance. The red bars indicate the runs that he scored in an innings, with the blue line indicating the batting average in his last ten innings. The blue dots indicate an innings where he remained not out.[29]
Woodfull (left) with Monty Noble and Tim Wall, c. 1932
Woodfull (left) walks out to open the batting with Vic Richardson in the final Bodyline Test.
Life-size bronze statue of Bill Woodfull outside Melbourne High School, by Linda KlarfeldTeams 2
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About this person
William Maldon Woodfull was an Australian cricketer of the 1920s and 1930s. He captained both Victoria and Australia, and was best known for his dignified and moral conduct during the tumultuous bodyline series in 1932-33. Trained as a schoolteacher, Woodfull was known for his benevolent attitude towards his players, and his patience and defensive technique as an opening batsman. His opening pairing with fellow Victorian Bill Ponsford for both his state and Australia remains one of the most successful in history. While not known for his tactical skills, Woodfull was widely admired by his players and observers for his sportsmanship and ability to mould a successful and loyal team through the strength of his character.
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