Jim Baird (Australian footballer)
Jim Baird | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | James George Baird | ||
Date of birth | 9 November 1920 | ||
Place of birth | Parkville, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 4 November 2003 | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Sandringham, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Princes Hill | ||
Debut |
Round 1,1941, Carlton vs. Melbourne, at Princes Park, Carlton | ||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1941–1951 | Carlton | 130 (85) | |
1956 | Sorrento | 12 (21) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
James George Baird (9 November 1920 – 4 November 2003) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He also appeared in 10 first-class matches for the Victoria cricket team, he took 42 wickets at 24.83 with a best of 7/108. He played one season with Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula, alongside former Carlton teammate Harry Caspar, winning the goal kicking. In 1946 he ran third in the Stalwell Gift.
See also[]
References[]
- Jim Baird at AustralianFootball.com
- [1] at Blueseum
- CricketArchive Profile
External links[]
- Jim Baird's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Categories:
- 1920 births
- 2003 deaths
- Australian cricketers
- Victoria cricketers
- Carlton Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Sportspeople from Melbourne
- Cricketers from Victoria (Australia)
- Australian rules biography, 1920s birth stubs