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Craddock Dufty

New Zealand international rugby league footballer

Craddock Dufty
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New Zealand international rugby league footballer

FieldValue
nameCraddock Dufty
fullnameCalvin Thomas Craddock Dufty
image[[File:Craddock Dufty.png]]
image_size150
position
birth_date10 March 1900
birth_placeThames, New Zealand
death_date1 August 1955 (aged 55)
death_placeAuckland, New Zealand
height183 cm
weight90 kg
club1Newton Rangers
year1start1919
year1end21
appearances124
tries11
goals140
fieldgoals12
points187
club2Maritime XIII (Guest)
year2start1920
appearances21
tries21
goals20
fieldgoals20
points23
club3Athletic/Grafton Athletic
year3start1922
year3end26
appearances350
tries324
goals389
fieldgoals30
points3250
club4Newton Rangers
year4start1927
year4end29
appearances431
tries44
goals472
fieldgoals41
points4158
club5Ellerslie
year5start1929
year5end30
appearances513
tries50
goals515
fieldgoals50
points530
club6Ellerslie-Otahuhu
year6start1931
appearances65
tries61
goals65
fieldgoals60
points613
club7City Rovers
year7start1936
appearances710
tries71
goals722
fieldgoals71
points749
teamAReturned Soldiers
yearAstart1919
appearancesA1
triesA0
goalsA0
fieldgoalsA0
pointsA0
teamBAuckland
yearBstart1919
yearBend30
appearancesB27
triesB14
goalsB62
fieldgoalsB2
pointsB170
teamCNew Zealand
yearCstart1919
yearCend30
appearancesC51
triesC5
goalsC111
fieldgoalsC1
pointsC239
teamDAuckland B
yearDstart1921
appearancesD1
triesD0
goalsD3
fieldgoalsD0
pointsD6
teamEAuckland Province
yearEstart1922
yearEend28
appearancesE3
triesE0
goalsE6
fieldgoalsE0
pointsE12
teamFNew Zealand Māori
yearFstart1922
appearancesF8
triesF2
goalsF15
fieldgoalsF0
pointsF36
teamGNorth Island
yearGstart1925
yearGend30
appearancesG5
triesG0
goalsG14
fieldgoalsG0
pointsG28
teamHNew Zealand XIII
yearHstart1928
appearancesH1
triesH0
goalsH2
fieldgoalsH1
pointsH6
source
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Calvin Thomas Craddock Dufty (10 March 1900 – 1 August 1955) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.

Dufty was born to Samuel and Emily (née Bennett). Dufty's siblings were: Louisa Esther (1901-26), Annie Elizabeth (1902-62), Jessie May (1909-37), and Gwendoline Pearl (1919-90), a brother Cecil Charles who died in infancy (1905), and brothers Thomas Joseph (1899-1949), Samuel Craddock (1911-79), and Arthur James (1911-89).{{cite news On June 2, 1921 Dufty married Ethel May Gerraty.

Dufty in the 1922 Auckland Province team to play New South Wales at the Auckland Domain

In 1919, aged 19, Dufty made his debut for Auckland, starring in the regions 37-13 defence of the Northern Union Cup against Hawke's Bay.{{cite book

In 1922, he toured Australia with the New Zealand Māori side. He played in five inter-island games for the North Island, his last being in 1930.

In 1922 and in 1924, he played for both Auckland and Auckland Province. In 1922, his appearances were against the touring New South Wales team, while in 1924 his appearances were against the touring Great Britain Lions. He was part of the disastrous 1926-27 New Zealand tour of Great Britain, which resulted in several forwards going on strike and receiving life bans.[[File:New Zealand Team for 1926-27 England Tour.png|thumb|The NZ team to tour England and Wales with Craddock Dufty, second row from the bottom in the centre (21).]][[File:Newton Rangers champion team of 1927.png|thumb|Dufty 4th from the left in the back row of the champion Newton side of 1927.]] In 1928, he again played the touring Lions, representing both Auckland City and Auckland Province, as well as New Zealand.

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date=August 2023}}
250px]]On 1 August 1955, Craddock Dufty died while at Auckland Public Hospital. His wife was Ethel May had died on 9 June 1953. Dufty was buried at Waikumete Cemetery on August 3, 1955. He was survived by three children: June, Moira Coral Dufty (1928-86), and Craddock Samuel Albert Dufty (1938-2020).<ref>{{cite news

References

References

  1. ''New Zealand, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920''
  2. ''New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007''
  3. ''New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966''
  4. (31 December 2017). "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org.
  5. "Craddock Dufty". [[Auckland War Memorial Museum]].
  6. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009; {{ISBN. 978-1-86969-366-4
  7. link. (2013-02-08 ''elleslieleague.co.nz'')
  8. Ellerslie Eagles Centenary Celebrations Soar ''NZ League'', Issue 3 July/August 2012, p.p. 44-45
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