Alfred Ryan
Alfred James "Bulla" Ryan (27 April 1904 – 10 July 1990) was an Australian sportsman. He represented South Australia at both first-class cricket and Australian rules football. His cricket was played mostly in the Sheffield Shield and he spent his football career with South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Cricket Ryan, a right-hander, batted in the middle and lower order for South Australia. He was part of South Australia's 1935/36 Sheffield Shield winning campaign, captained by Don Bradman. That season, in a match against Queensland at Brisbane, Ryan made his highest first-class score of 144. He represented an Australia XI, against the Marylebone Cricket Club at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1936. He scored 40 not out and took the wicket of Arthur Fagg. A right-arm medium pace bowler, he had previously played against Marylebone with South Australia at Adelaide a year earlier and took career best figures of 4/13. His haul included English Test cricketer Joe Hardstaff. In 2008 Bulla was named as a player in the team of the 20th century for the Adelaide Cricket Club. Football Ryan was one of five brothers who played at South Adelaide during the 1920s and 1930s. Debuting