Name:

Meuleman, Kenneth D

Nickname:

Ken

Date of Birth:

05 Sep 1923

Gender:

Men

Place of Birth:

Melbourne, Vic, Australia

Date Died:

10 Sep 2004

Career:

Test: 1946 - 1946

Teams:

WA (Regional)
Australia (Country)

Ken Meuleman (1923–2004) was an Australian cricketer whose career was defined more by his prolific first-class record than his brief international outing.

A right-handed batsman and occasional leg-break bowler, he played a single Test for Australia against New Zealand at Wellington in March 1946, where he made a duck in his only innings.

While his Test career was limited to that lone appearance, he became a dominant figure in domestic cricket, scoring 7,855 runs at an average of 47.60 across 117 first-class matches, including 22 centuries and a highest score of 234 not out.

After starting with Victoria, he moved to Western Australia, where he captained the side and topped the Sheffield Shield run charts in 1956–57. Off the field, Meuleman made a lasting contribution to the game through his cricket store in Perth and his role as a mentor, most notably to future Test opener Justin Langer.

His legacy also lives on through his son Robert and grandson Scott, both of whom played first-class cricket, making the Meulemans one of Western Australia’s notable cricketing families.