Les Stillman

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Les Stillman


country = Australia
fullname = Walter Leslie Stillman
living = true
dayofbirth = 5
monthofbirth = 10
yearofbirth = 1949
placeofbirth = Alexandra, Victoria
countryofbirth = Australia
batting = Right-handed batsman
bowling = -
role = Batsman
club1 = Victoria
year1 = 1970-1976
club2 = South Australia
year2 = 1977-1978
deliveries = balls
columns = 2
column1 = First-class
matches1 = 28
runs1 = 1299
bat avg1 = 24.98
100s/50s1 = 0/9
top score1 = 88*
deliveries1 = 40
wickets1 = 0
bowl avg1 = -
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = -
catches/stumpings1 = 20/0
column2 = List A
matches2 = 3
runs2 = 29
bat avg2 = 9.66
100s/50s2 = 0/0
top score2 = 23
deliveries2 = 56
wickets2 = 2
bowl avg2 = 25.00
fivefor2 = 0
tenfor2 = 0
best bowling2 = 2-50
catches/stumpings2 = 3/0
date = March 3
year = 1978
source = [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11503/11503.html CricketArchive]

Walter Leslie Stillman (born 5 October 1949 in Alexandra) is a former Australian first-class cricketer who represented Victoria and South Australia. He also played Australian rules football for Essendon and Footscray in the Victorian Football League.

During his time as a footballer Stillman played as a half forward. After making his league debut in 1968, Stillman was a semi regular in the Essendon team in 1969 and 1970. His best performance in a game came against Carlton in the opening round of the 1970 VFL season when he kicked six goals. Stillman crossed to Footscray in 1971 but could only manage three senior games.

His cricket career had begun with a solitary first-class match in 1970/71 but it wasn't until after leaving the VFL that he established a place in the Victorian Sheffield Shield team. A right-handed middle order batsman, he broke into the side again in 1974/75 and had a solid season with 451 runs at 30.06. [cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/AUS/Sheffield_Shield_1974-75/Batting_by_Average.html| title= Batting and Fielding in Sheffield Shield 1974/75 | publisher=CricketArchive] He remained with Victoria for a further two Shield seasons but failed to register his maiden first-class hundred, although he managed a half century against a strong West Indian pace attack in a tour game. [cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/35/35685.html| title= Victoria v West Indians 1975/76 | publisher=CricketArchive]

Stillman didn't play any top level cricket from February 1976 to November 1977 and when he came back it was with South Australia, who he represented in the 1977/78 Sheffield Shield season. He would later return to Victoria as coach and also coached at English club Derbyshire.

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External links

* [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/7720.html Cricinfo: Les Stillman]
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