Geffery Noblet (14 September 1916 – 16 August 2006) was an Australian

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er who played in three

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from 1950 to 1953. Noblet was a fast-medium bowler who played

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for

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from 1945 to 1953. His bowling performance in the 1948–49 Australian domestic season was the best by a

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bowler in 38 seasons. He took 38 wickets at 15.4, the best for any South Australian taking ten wickets or more in a season since Robert Rees took 10/129 in 1909–10.Kneebone, H. "Noblet, 'Best For 38 Years'", ''The Advertiser (Adelaide)'', 2 September 1949, p. 5 Following Noblet's selection in the Australian team to tour

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in 1949–50, the

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presented Noblet and fellow South Australian

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with a gift of their choosing. Noblet asked for a set of coffee tables and Langley a combination of a standard electric lamp, coffee tray and ashtray. Noblet got his unusual first name when a family friend, given the task of registering the birth, spelt Noblet's first name as Geffery rather than Jeffery. Noblet himself was not aware of the legal spelling of his name until adulthood when he saw his birth certificate. Noblet was awarded the

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in 1995 for service to cricket. During

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Noblet served in the transport division of the Australian Army.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Noblet, Geff 1916 births 2006 deaths Australia Test cricketers South Australia cricketers Commonwealth XI cricketers Australian cricketers Cricketers from Adelaide Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia D. G. Bradman's XI cricketers 20th-century Australian sportsmen