Ian Dick, Australian cricketer and field hockey player (b. 1926)
Ian Robinson Dick (30 August 1926 – 5 September 2012) was an Australian cricketer and field hockey player who played one first-class match for Western Australia in 1950 and also captained Australia in the hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Born in Boulder, Western Australia, Dick was the brother of Alexander Dick (who also played cricket for Western Australia) and David Dick (who was the school captain of Wesley College in 1936 and also played hockey for Western Australia). The brothers' uncle, Billy Dick, captained Carlton to the 1914 VFL premiership. Having worked as a pharmacist outside of sport, Dick died in September 2012.
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