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A right-handed batsman who was strong in defence, Poidevin started his first class cricket career with New South Wales in 1895. In 1901 he contributed an unbeaten 140 out of the team's total of 918 runs which was a record team score at the time. He would only bat in 23 innings for NSW over the course
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Waverley, New South Wales, Australia. His parents were Napoleon R and Emma Poidevin. He was survived by his wife, Isabel Marianne Poidevin (nÊe Barns), and his two children, Gwen and Les. He was buried in the South Head Cemetery, Old South Head Road, Vaucluse,
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