Craddock Dufty
{{Short description|New Zealand international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}}
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|name = Craddock Dufty
|fullname = Calvin Thomas Craddock Dufty
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|image = File:Craddock Dufty.png
|image_size =150
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|position = {{rlp|FB|WG|CE}}
|birth_date = 10 March 1900New Zealand, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
|birth_place = Thames, New Zealand
|death_date = 1 August 1955 (aged 55)New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007
|death_place = Auckland, New ZealandNew Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
|height = {{convert|183|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|90|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1 = Newton Rangers
|year1start = 1919
|year1end = 21
|appearances1 = 24
|tries1 = 1
|goals1 = 40
|fieldgoals1 = 2
|points1 = 87
|club2 = Maritime XIII (Guest)
|year2start = 1920
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|appearances2 = 1
|tries2 = 1
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 3
|club3 = {{nowrap|Athletic/Grafton Athletic}}
|year3start = 1922
|year3end = 26
|appearances3 = 50
|tries3 = 24
|goals3 = 89
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 250
|club4 = Newton Rangers
|year4start = 1927
|year4end = 29
|appearances4 = 31
|tries4 = 4
|goals4 = 72
|fieldgoals4 = 1
|points4 = 158
|club5 = Ellerslie
|year5start = 1929
|year5end = 30
|appearances5 = 13
|tries5 = 0
|goals5 = 15
|fieldgoals5 = 0
|points5 = 30
|year6start = 1931
|year6end =
|appearances6 = 5
|tries6 = 1
|goals6 = 5
|fieldgoals6 = 0
|points6 = 13
|club7 = City Rovers
|year7start = 1936
|year7end =
|appearances7 = 10
|tries7 = 1
|goals7 = 22
|fieldgoals7 = 1
|points7 = 49
|teamA = Returned Soldiers
|yearAstart = 1919
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|goalsA = 0
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|pointsA = 0
|teamB = Auckland
|yearBstart = 1919
|yearBend = 30
|appearancesB = 27
|triesB = 14
|goalsB = 62
|fieldgoalsB = 2
|pointsB = 170
|teamC = New Zealand
|yearCstart = 1919
|yearCend = 30
|appearancesC = 51
|triesC = 5
|goalsC = 111
|fieldgoalsC = 1
|pointsC = 239
|teamD = Auckland B
|yearDstart = 1921
|yearDend =
|appearancesD = 1
|triesD = 0
|goalsD = 3
|fieldgoalsD = 0
|pointsD = 6
|teamE = Auckland Province
|yearEstart = 1922
|yearEend = 28
|appearancesE = 3
|triesE = 0
|goalsE = 6
|fieldgoalsE = 0
|pointsE = 12
|teamF = New Zealand Māori
|yearFstart = 1922
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|triesF = 2
|goalsF = 15
|fieldgoalsF = 0
|pointsF = 36
|teamG = North Island
|yearGstart = 1925
|yearGend = 30
|appearancesG = 5
|triesG = 0
|goalsG = 14
|fieldgoalsG = 0
|pointsG = 28
|teamH = New Zealand XIII
|yearHstart = 1928
|yearHend =
|appearancesH = 1
|triesH = 0
|goalsH = 2
|fieldgoalsH = 1
|pointsH = 6
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Calvin Thomas Craddock Dufty (10 March 1900 – 1 August 1955) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.
War service
During World War I, Dufty served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, embarking in 1916 when aged 16.{{cite web |url=https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C67932 |title=Craddock Dufty |via=Online Cenotaph |publisher=Auckland War Memorial Museum |access-date=8 July 2022}}
Playing career
{{Moresources|section|date=August 2023}}
File:NZ Maori v Auckland, May 20, 1922.jpgFile:NZ v England, August 2, 1924.jpgFile:New Zealand rugby league 1st test team in 1928.jpgDufty played in the Auckland Rugby League competition for Newton Rangers (1919-21, & 1927-29), Athletic/Grafton Athletic (1922-26), and Ellerslie United (1929-30).Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009; {{ISBN|978-1-86969-366-4}}[http://www.ellerslieleague.co.nz/?page_id=24 Kiwi Representatives] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208033745/http://www.ellerslieleague.co.nz/?page_id=24 |date=2013-02-08}} elleslieleague.co.nzEllerslie Eagles Centenary Celebrations Soar NZ League, Issue 3 July/August 2012, p.p. 44-45File:Auckland Province rugby league team v New South Wales in 1922 at the Auckland Domain.png
He transferred to Ellerslie after moving to the area during 1929 after playing several games for Newton during the season.
In 1919, aged 19, Dufty made his debut for Auckland, starring in the regions 37-13 defence of the Northern Union Cup against Hawke's Bay.{{cite book
| last =John Coffey, Bernie Wood
| title = 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008
| publisher =Huia Publishers
| date = 2008
| pages = 69–70
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=nklWo8vw-iIC
| isbn =978-1-86969-331-2}} His performance earned him selection for the New Zealand squad that played against the first tour of Australia.
In 1922, he toured Australia with the New Zealand Māori side. He played in five inter-island games for the North Island, his last being in 1930.
In 1922 and in 1924, he played for both Auckland and Auckland Province. In 1922, his appearances were against the touring New South Wales team, while in 1924 his appearances were against the touring Great Britain Lions. He was part of the disastrous 1926-27 New Zealand tour of Great Britain, which resulted in several forwards going on strike and receiving life bans.File:New Zealand Team for 1926-27 England Tour.pngFile:Newton Rangers champion team of 1927.png In 1928, he again played the touring Lions, representing both Auckland City and Auckland Province, as well as New Zealand.
File:Craddock Dufty goal kicking.pngDufty finished his career with a then-record 224 points for New Zealand, including 106 goals. He played in twelve test matches, scoring 41 points.{{cn|date=August 2023}}
Personal life
Dufty was born to Samuel and Emily (nee Bennett). Dufty's siblings were: Louisa Esther (1901-26), Annie Elizabeth (1902-62), Jessie May (1909-37), and Gwendoline Pearl (1919-90), a brother Cecil Charles who died in infancy (1905), and brothers Thomas Joseph (1899-1949), Samuel Craddock (1911-79), and Arthur James (1911-89).{{cite news
| title =Calvin Thomas Craddock Dufty
| publisher = Ancestry.com
}}
On June 2, 1921 Dufty married Ethel May Gerraty.
On 1 August 1955, Craddock Dufty died while at Auckland Public Hospital. His wife was Ethel May had died on 9 June 1953. Dufty was buried at Waikumete Cemetery on August 3, 1955. He was survived by three children: June, Moira Coral Dufty (1928-86), and Craddock Samuel Albert Dufty (1938-2020).{{cite news
| title =Mr C. Dufty
| page = 9
| publisher = Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27728
| date = 4 August 1955
| url =https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19550804.2.59
| accessdate = 20 October 2022}}
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