Bill Ponsford
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Bill Ponsford was a renowned Australian cricketer of the 1920s and 1930s, celebrated for his prolific run-scoring and multiple record-breaking innings in first-class and Test cricket.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bill Ponsford canonical | 3 |
| William Harold Ponsford | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6863186 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Ponsford Context triple: [Ponsford Stand, namedAfter, Bill Ponsford]
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A.
Warne Marsh
Warne Marsh was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his cool jazz and Lennie Tristano–school improvisational style, marked by intricate, linear phrasing and harmonic sophistication.
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B.
Dennis Lillee
Dennis Lillee is a legendary Australian fast bowler renowned for his fiery pace, aggressive style, and status as one of cricket’s greatest ever bowlers.
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C.
Allan Border
Allan Border is a former Australian cricketer widely regarded as one of the game's greatest batsmen and a pivotal, long-serving captain who helped rebuild and strengthen the national team in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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D.
Richard Hadlee
Richard Hadlee is a legendary New Zealand fast bowler widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history.
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E.
Sir Donald Bradman
Sir Donald Bradman was an Australian cricketer widely regarded as the greatest batsman in the history of the sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Ponsford Target entity description: Bill Ponsford was a renowned Australian cricketer of the 1920s and 1930s, celebrated for his prolific run-scoring and multiple record-breaking innings in first-class and Test cricket.
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A.
Warne Marsh
Warne Marsh was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his cool jazz and Lennie Tristano–school improvisational style, marked by intricate, linear phrasing and harmonic sophistication.
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B.
Dennis Lillee
Dennis Lillee is a legendary Australian fast bowler renowned for his fiery pace, aggressive style, and status as one of cricket’s greatest ever bowlers.
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C.
Allan Border
Allan Border is a former Australian cricketer widely regarded as one of the game's greatest batsmen and a pivotal, long-serving captain who helped rebuild and strengthen the national team in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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D.
Richard Hadlee
Richard Hadlee is a legendary New Zealand fast bowler widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history.
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E.
Sir Donald Bradman
Sir Donald Bradman was an Australian cricketer widely regarded as the greatest batsman in the history of the sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cricketer
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| battingAverageCategory | high first-class batting average ⓘ |
| battingPosition | top-order batsman ⓘ |
| battingStyle | right-handed batsman ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1900-10-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Richmond, Victoria, Australia
ⓘ
linked to:
Richmond, Victoria
|
| competition | Sheffield Shield ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1991-04-06 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kew, Victoria, Australia
ⓘ
linked to:
Kew
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| domesticCricketLocation | Melbourne Cricket Ground ⓘ |
| era |
1920s
ⓘ
1930s ⓘ |
| facedOpposition | England in Ashes series ⓘ |
| firstClassRuns | over 13000 ⓘ |
| firstClassTeam | Victoria ⓘ |
| fullName |
William Harold Ponsford
ⓘ
linked to:
Bill Ponsford
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | Australian Cricket Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ |
| honour |
Ponsford Stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground named in his honour
ⓘ
linked to:
Ponsford Stand
|
| knownFor |
large double and triple centuries
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prolific run-scoring in first-class cricket ⓘ record-breaking high scores in first-class cricket ⓘ |
| lastTestAgainst | England ⓘ |
| lastTestDate | 1934-08-18 ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of Australia’s greatest first-class batsmen ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| nickname | Bill ⓘ |
| occupation | bank clerk (outside cricket) ⓘ |
| partnerships | notable opening partnerships with Bill Woodfull ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Australia national cricket team
ⓘ
Victoria cricket team ⓘ |
| record |
held world record individual score in first-class cricket more than once
ⓘ
multiple scores of 400 or more in first-class cricket ⓘ |
| role | batsman ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| stateRepresentation | Victoria ⓘ |
| testCapNumber | 139 ⓘ |
| testDebutAgainst | England ⓘ |
| testDebutDate | 1924-12-19 ⓘ |
| testMatchesPlayed | 29 ⓘ |
| testRuns | over 2000 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Bill Ponsford