Dave Culey - one of Roseville District Cricket Club all-time greats

Yesterday club life member Gordon Conolly caught up for lunch with Roseville District Cricket Club Team of the Century member and one of our all-time greatest players Dave Culey.

Dave is going strong at 91 years young. Living by himself and keeping pretty active. He still speaks fondly of his time playing for the mighty Roses and continues to follow the clubs progress.

Dave played at RDCC between 1947-1976 and was inducted as a Legend of Shires in 2017, joining Mal Grant & Basil Fulford as the only Roses players to be awarded this honour. His remarkable career statistics are outlined below:

• 886 wickets @ 14.6

• Best figures 8-46 in 1956/57 A Shires (1st Grade)

• Took 5 wickets in an innings on 52 occasions and 10 wickets in a match on 4 occasions

• Took 50 wickets in a season on 5 occasions

• 2,231 runs with a top score of 45 not out

• 72 catches

• A Grade (1st Grade) 1966/67 and 1968/69 premiership winner

• Won AH Watson Award in 1965/66

• Roseville District Cricket Club Life Member

• Inducted as Legend of Shires in 2017

• Selected in the RDCC Team of the Century in 2019

Dave Culey - a true club legend.