Bill Lundie

Bill Lundie
Personal information
Full name
Eric Balfour Lundie
Born(1888-03-15)15 March 1888
Willowvale, Cape Colony
Died12 September 1917(1917-09-12) (aged 29)
Passchendaele salient, West Flanders, Belgium
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
International information
National side
Only Test27 February 1914 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1908–09 to 1909–10Eastern Province
1909–10 to 1910–11Western Province
1913–14Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 1 9
Runs scored 1 126
Batting average 1.00 8.40
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 1 29
Balls bowled 286 1510
Wickets 4 26
Bowling average 26.75 25.34
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/101 6/52
Catches/stumpings 0/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 November 2017

Eric Balfour "Bill" Lundie (15 March 1888 – 12 September 1917) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1914.

A fast bowler, Bill Lundie played eight first-class matches for three provinces between 1909 and 1914. His best figures were 6 for 52 in Eastern Province's loss to Border in 1908–09. His only Test, and last first-class match, was the Fifth Test in England's tour of South Africa in 1913–14. Opening the bowling, and bowling into the wind, he took 4 for 101 off 46.3 overs as England made 411. It was the last Test match before World War I.

In the war, Lundie served with the South African Service Corps before being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion of the Coldstream Guards. He was killed by shellfire during the Battle of Passchendaele on 12 September 1917.