Robert Douglas Meuleman (born 6 September 1949 in Melbourne) was a Western Australian cricketer who played 14 first-class matches for Western Australia between 1968 and 1972.[1]

Of partial German ancestry,[2] his father, Ken Meuleman was also a first-class cricketer (played 1 test for Australia) and son Scott Meuleman is also a first-class cricketer playing for Western Australia.[1] He was the batting coach of former Australia wicket-keeper/batsman Adam Gilchrist. He is credited with giving Gilchrist the idea to bat with a squash ball in his batting gloves. Meuleman won the Australia State Junior Championships in 1967 & 1968 in squash.[3][4]

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  1. 1 2 "Player Profile - Robert Meuleman". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Test Cricketers with German Origins". www.footyalmanac.com.au.
  3. ↑ "Squash ball key to Gilly rampage". Meulemans Cricket Centre. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Gilchrist 'did not break rules'". BBC Sport. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2010.


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