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{{Short description|New Zealand rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name     = Craddock Dufty
|fullname       = Calvin Thomas Craddock Dufty
|nickname       =
|image          = [[File:Craddock Dufty.png]]
|image_size     =150
|caption        =
|country        =
|position       = {{rlp|FB|WG|CE}}
|birth_date     = 10 March 1900<ref>''New Zealand, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920''</ref>
|birth_place    = [[Thames, New Zealand]]
|death_date     = 1 August 1955 (aged 55)<ref>''New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007''</ref>
|death_place    = [[Auckland]], New Zealand<ref>''New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966''</ref>
|height         = {{convert|183|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight         = {{convert|90|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|club1          = [[Newton Rangers]]
|year1start     = 1919
|year1end       = 21
|appearances1   = 22
|tries1         = 1
|goals1         = 44
|fieldgoals1    = 1
|points1        = 93
|club2          = [[Maritime Football Club|Maritime XIII]] (Guest)
|year2start     = 1920
|year2end       =
|appearances2   = 1
|tries2         = 1
|goals2         = 0
|fieldgoals2    = 0
|points2        = 3
|club3          = [[Maritime Football Club|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   = 30
|tries4         = 4
|goals4         = 67
|fieldgoals4    = 1
|points4        = 148
|club5          = [[Ellerslie Eagles|Ellerslie]]
|year5start     = 1929
|year5end       = 30
|appearances5   = 12
|tries5         = 0
|goals5         = 16
|fieldgoals5    = 0
|points5        = 32
|club6          = [[Ellerslie Eagles|Ellerslie]]-[[Otahuhu Leopards|Otahuhu]]
|year6start     = 1931
|year6end       =
|appearances6   = 4
|tries6         = 1
|goals6         = 4
|fieldgoals6    = 1
|points6        = 13
|club7         = [[City Rovers]]
|year7start     = 1936
|year7end       =
|appearances7   = 10
|tries7         = 1
|goals7         = 22
|fieldgoals7    = 1
|points7        = 49
|teamA          = Returned Soldiers
|yearAstart     = 1919
|yearAend       =
|appearancesA   = 1
|triesA         = 0
|goalsA         = 0
|fieldgoalsA    = 0
|pointsA        = 0
|teamB          = [[Auckland rugby league team|Auckland]]
|yearBstart     = 1919
|yearBend       = 30
|appearancesB   = 27
|triesB         = 14
|goalsB         = 62
|fieldgoalsB    = 2
|pointsB        = 170
|teamC          = [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]]
|yearCstart     = 1919
|yearCend       = 30
|appearancesC   = 51
|triesC         = 5
|goalsC         = 111
|fieldgoalsC    = 1
|pointsC        = 239
|teamD          = [[Auckland rugby league team|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 rugby league team|New Zealand Māori]]
|yearFstart     = 1922
|yearFend       =
|appearancesF   = 8
|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
|updated        =
|source         = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/craddick-dufty/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref>
|new            = yes
}}
'''Calvin Thomas Craddock Dufty''' (10 March 1900 – 1 August 1955) was a New Zealand [[rugby league]] player who represented [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]].<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
==War service==
During [[World War I]], Dufty served with the [[New Zealand Expeditionary Force]], embarking in 1916 when aged 16.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Playing career==
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[[File:NZ Maori v Auckland, May 20, 1922.jpg|thumb|left|Dufty, 7th from the left in the NZ Māori team to play Auckland at Carlaw Park on 20 May 1922.]][[File:NZ v England, August 2, 1924.jpg|thumb|left|Dufty in the #1 jersey for the 1st test v England in 1924.]][[File:New Zealand rugby league 1st test team in 1928.jpg|thumb|left|NZ 1st test team to play England at Carlaw Park on 4 August 1928.]]Dufty played in the [[Auckland Rugby League]] competition for [[Newton Rangers]] (1919-21, & 1927-29), Athletic/Grafton Athletic (1922-26), and [[Ellerslie Eagles|Ellerslie United]] (1929-30).<ref name=akl100>Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009; {{ISBN|978-1-86969-366-4}}</ref><ref name=roh>[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.nz''</ref><ref>Ellerslie Eagles Centenary Celebrations Soar ''NZ League'', Issue 3 July/August 2012, p.p. 44-45</ref>[[File:Auckland Province rugby league team v New South Wales in 1922 at the Auckland Domain.png|thumb|Dufty in the 1922 Auckland Province team to play New South Wales at the Auckland Domain]]
He transferred to Ellerslie after moving to the area during 1929 after playing several games for Newton during the [[1929 Auckland Rugby League season|season]].
In 1919, aged 19, Dufty made his debut for [[Auckland rugby league team|Auckland]], starring in the regions 37-13 defence of the [[Northern Union Cup]] against [[Hawke's Bay rugby league team|Hawke's Bay]].<ref name=nzm100>{{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}}</ref> His performance earned him selection for the [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] squad that played against the first tour of [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]].
In 1922, he toured Australia with the [[New Zealand Māori rugby league team|New Zealand Māori]] side. He played in five inter-island games for the [[North Island, New Zealand|North Island]], his last being in 1930.<ref name=nzm100/>
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 [[1926–1927 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain|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.png|thumb|The NZ team to tour England and Wales with Craddock Dufty, second row from the bottom in the centre (21).]][[File:Newton Rangers champion team of 1927.png|thumb|Dufty 4th from the left in the back row of the champion Newton side of 1927.]] In 1928, he again played the touring Lions, representing both Auckland City and Auckland Province, as well as New Zealand.
[[File:NZ v England 1928.png|thumb|Dufty on the outside supporting Hec Brisbane in the 3rd test against England in 1928 in Christchurch.]]
[[File:Craddock Dufty goal kicking.png|thumb|Lining up a penalty kick for Auckland  Northland in 1930. It hit both posts before going over.]]Dufty finished his career with a then-record 224 points for New Zealand, including 106 goals.<ref name=nzm100/> He played in twelve test matches, scoring 41 points.{{cn|date=August 2023}}
[[File:New Zealand rugby league team 1930.png|left|250px]]
==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).<ref>{{cite news
| title =Calvin Thomas Craddock Dufty
| publisher = Ancestry.com
| url =https://www.ancestryinstitution.com/facts?_phcmd=u(%27https://www-ancestryinstitution-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/search/
| accessdate = 6 October 2024}}</ref>
On June 2, 1921 Dufty married Ethel May Gerraty.<ref>{{cite news
| title =Calvin Thomas Craddock Dufty
| publisher = Ancestry.com
| url =https://www.ancestryinstitution.com/facts?_phcmd=u(%27https://www-ancestryinstitution-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/search/
| accessdate = 6 October 2024}}</ref>
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).<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:1900 births]]
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[[Category:New Zealand rugby league players]]
[[Category:New Zealand Māori rugby league players]]
[[Category:New Zealand Māori rugby league team players]]
[[Category:New Zealand national rugby league team players]]
[[Category:Auckland rugby league team players]]
[[Category:Rugby league fullbacks]]
[[Category:Maritime Football Club players]]
[[Category:Ellerslie Eagles players]]
[[Category:City Rovers players]]
[[Category:Rugby league centres]]
[[Category:Rugby league wingers]]
[[Category:North Island rugby league team players]]
[[Category:New Zealand military personnel of World War I]]
[[Category:Newton Rangers players]]