| Bill Dustin | |
| Fullname: | William Henry Dustin |
| Birth Date: | 30 August 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Whanganui, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Opening batsman |
| Club1: | Wellington |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 11 |
| Runs1: | 435 |
| Bat Avg1: | 21.75 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/3 |
| Top Score1: | 92 |
| Deliveries1: | 38 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 27.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/11 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 26 October 2023 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36942.html Cricinfo |
William Henry Dustin (30 August 1909 – 24 September 2001) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in eleven first-class matches for Wellington from 1927 to 1944.[1] [2]
Dustin and his twin brother were born in Palmerston North and attended Wellington College. Both played senior rugby and cricket in Wellington.[3]
Dustin was a right-handed opening batsman. He had his best season in 1931–32, when he formed an effective opening partnership with Stewie Dempster. He scored 186 runs in the Plunket Shield in that season, with a top score of 92 in a partnership of 239 with Dempster,[4] and Wellington won the Shield.[5]
Dustin served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force in World War II.[6] In 1942 he was the proprietor of a guesthouse in Otaki.[7]