Verney Cameron

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| birth_date = 1842

| birth_place = Sorrento, Colony of New South Wales

| death_date = 27 May {{death year and age|1881|1842}}

| death_place = Melbourne, Australia

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| club1 = Victoria

| year1 = 1863

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| date = 3 May

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| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4711.html Cricinfo

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Verney Lovett Cameron (1842 – 27 May 1881) was an Australian cricketer. He played two first-class cricket matches for Victoria in 1863.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4711.html |title=Verney Cameron |accessdate=3 May 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

Cameron was the only non-family member to attend the private funeral of cricketer and Australian rules football pioneer Tom Wills, and attempted, without success, to raise funds to erect a headstone over his gravesite.

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