Joseph Titus Partridge (9 December 1932 – 6 June 1988) was a

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er who played in 11

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for

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between 1963 and 1965. A fast-medium bowler, he formed a potent new-ball partnership with Peter Pollock on the 1963–64 tour of Australia and New Zealand, taking 38 wickets at a

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of 28.42 in the eight Test matches. Unusually for a fast bowler, he wore spectacles while playing.

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1932 births 1988 suicides 1988 deaths Cricketers from Harare Zimbabwean people of British descent South Africa Test cricketers South African cricketers Rhodesia cricketers Suicides in Zimbabwe 20th-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1930s-stub