Dudley Seddon

Cecil Dudley Seddon (3 July 1902 – 18 April 1978) was an Australian sportsman who represented New South Wales in both cricket and rugby league.

Dudley Seddon

Personal information
Full name	Cecil Dudley Seddon
Born	3 July 1902 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Died	18 April 1978(1978-04-18) (aged 75) Dulwich Hill, New South Wales
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1920–26 Newtown 57 21 0 0 63 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1921–24 New South Wales 2 1 0 0 3
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1926/27–1928/29	New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 6 Runs scored 361 Batting average 36.10 100s/50s 1/2 Top score 134 Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: CricketArchive, 7 December 2022

Rugby league

Seddon played rugby league for the Newtown in the New South Wales Rugby League from 1920 to 1926.^[1] He was one of the New South Wales rugby league team's three-quarters in a representative match against Queensland on 5 June 1921.^[2][3]

Cricket

Seddon made his first-class cricket debut in a 1926/27 Sheffield Shield match against Queensland. A middle order batsman, Seddon made just six and four.^[4]

He had to wait a year to make his next first-class appearance, which came against Tasmania in 1927/28. Seddon again didn't have an impact, making 10 and 22 in his two innings.^[5]

The right-hander made three appearances in New South Wales's winning 1928/29 Sheffield Shield campaign.^[6] His best performance came against Queensland at the Sydney Cricket Ground, where he made a pair of half centuries (80 and 59).^[7] Also that summer, Seddon played a first-class match against Tasmania in Hobart and scored a career best 134.^[8] It was his final first-class innings.

National selector

Seddon was a selector for the Australia national cricket team from 1954 to 1967.^[9]