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Bill was the fourth child in the family, with two elder brothers and a sister. [10] O'Reilly's cricket skills were largely self-taught; his family moved from town to town whenever his father was posted to a different school, he had little opportunity to attend coaching.
O'Reilly was born in White Cliffs in the New South Wales bush into a large Irish family on December 20, 1905. His father was a small-town schoolmaster and young Bill was above average at...
- Male
- January 20, 1906
- Australia
Oct 6, 1992 · William Joseph O'Reilly, cricketer, born Booligal New South Wales 20 December 1905, OBE 1971, died Sydney 6 October 1992. BILL O'REILLY was one of the few great cricketers of whom it could be...
Dec 7, 2015 · Born in White Cliffs, New South Wales, to a family of Irish immigrants, O’Reilly played cricket with his three brothers with a gum-wood bat and a piece of banksia root carved into a ball.
Jan 23, 2015 · Bill O’Reilly, born December 20, 1905, was considered by Don Bradman to be the greatest bowler he had faced or seen. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the immortal character who bowled leg-spin with the spirit of a fast bowler.
Oct 5, 2022 · 30 years ago, cricket great William “Tiger” O’Reilly died aged 86. In a golden era of cricket between the wars, the O’Reilly legend was second only to that of Sir Donald Bradman.
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Bill O’Reilly, was probably the greatest spin bowler the game has ever produced. Bill “Tiger” O’Reilly was unquestionably one of cricket’s great figures: as a player, as a character and later as a writer on the game. His cricket was proof that spin bowling was not necessarily a gentle art.
