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Dudley Nourse

Dudley Nourse, South African cricketer (died 1981)

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Born
November 12, 1910
Died
August 14, 1981
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1910

About Dudley Nourse

Arthur Dudley Nourse was a South African Test cricketer. Primarily a batsman, he was captain of the South African team from 1948 to 1951. Nourse is the only batsman to score a double century in the second innings of a Test match after being out for a duck in the first innings. Four matches were drawn, but South Africa won the Second Test at Lord's, and the series 1–0.

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The world when Dudley Nourse was born

Dudley Nourse was born in 1910. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1910

  • Best-selling book"The Rosary" – Florence L. Barclay

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Johnson defends heavyweight title, sparking nationwide debate
  • Top headlineBoy Scouts of America founded
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon lighting demonstrated in Paris
  • World population~1.7B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population92.2M

1910 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dudley Nourse's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19102026
Average home$3,395$435,000
Average income$574$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population92.2M341 million

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