Harry Blinman MVO,

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(30 December 1861 – 23 July 1950) was an Australian

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player, cricket administrator, and senior public servant in South Australia. Born in Adelaide, Blinman was educated at

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under Headmaster W.S. Moore. He played 23

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matches for

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. He also played

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for

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in the South Australian Football Association (SAFA). Blinman had a long career as a senior public servant in South Australia, for which he was awarded membership of the

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in 1920. He was the Premier's secretary and Clerk of the Executive Council from 1916 until his retirement in 1931. He was the state organiser for the visits of

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in 1920 and the Duke and

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in 1927. He was awarded the

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in 1928. Blinman served on the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) from 1900 until 1950. He was also a member of the Australian Cricket Board of Control from 1907 to 1919. He was a trustee of the SACA from 1924, and president from 1940 until his death in 1950. He died at his home in

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, Adelaide, where he had lived for 68 years, on 23 July 1950. He was a bachelor.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Blinman, Harry 1861 births 1950 deaths Cricketers from Adelaide Australian cricketers South Australia cricketers Australian cricket administrators Australian rules footballers from South Australia Australian Members of the Royal Victorian Order Australian Companions of the Imperial Service Order Norwood Football Club players Public servants of South Australia 19th-century Australian sportsmen Colony of South Australia people Sportspeople from South Australia People educated at Pulteney Grammar School