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Bruce Irving
Bruce Carlyle Irving (born 19 August 1932) is a former New Zealand cricketer. He played in nineteen first-class matches, mostly for Canterbury, between 1962 and 1973. Born in Christchurch, Irving was educated at Christchurch West High School. He was an off-spin bowler who had the ability to turn the ball at a brisk pace. John Reid, ''A Million Miles of Cricket'', A. H. & A. W. Reed, Wellington, 1966, pp. 100–9. He made his first-class debut on Christmas Day 1962 at the age of 30, taking seven wickets (match figures of 32.3–12–78–7) as Canterbury defeated Otago by 113 runs at Carisbrook, Dunedin Dunedin ( ; ) is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from ("fort of Edin"), the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of S .... He was selected to play for a New Zealand Cricket Council President's XI against the touring Pakistanis in 1964–65, as the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christchurch
Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the List of cities in New Zealand, second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over half a million. It is located in the Canterbury Region, near the centre of the east coast of the South Island, east of the Canterbury Plains. It is located near the southern end of Pegasus Bay, and is bounded to the east by the Pacific Ocean and to the south by the ancient volcanic complex of the Banks Peninsula. The Avon River / Ōtākaro, Avon River (Ōtākaro) winds through the centre of the city, with Hagley Park, Christchurch, a large urban park along its banks. With the exception of the Port Hills, it is a relatively flat city, on an average around above sea level. Christchurch has a reputation for being an English New Zealanders, English city, with its architectural identity and nickname the 'Garden City' due to similarities with garde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistani Cricket Team In New Zealand In 1964–65
The Pakistan national cricket team toured New Zealand from December 1964 to February 1965 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand team. All three Tests were drawn. Pakistan also played first-class matches against all six Plunket Shield teams, two non-first-class matches against minor provincial teams, and a first-class match against a President's XI. Of these matches Pakistan won four and drew five, so they went through the tour undefeated. Test series summary First Test Second Test Third Test Leading players In the low-scoring series only one player, John Reid, reached 200 runs: he made 229 at an average of 38.16. Hanif Mohammad was Pakistan's highest scorer, with 194 runs at 38.80, and he made the only century, 100 not out in the Third Test. Six bowlers took 10 wickets or more, all of them at an average below 23. Asif Iqbal took the most, 18 at 13.77; Richard Collinge with 15 at 17.66, in his first series, was New Zealand's most successful bowler. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Cricketers
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People Educated At Christchurch West High School
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1932 Births
Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hirohito of Japan. The Kuomintang's official newspaper runs an editorial expressing regret that the attempt failed, which is used by the Japanese as a pretext to attack Shanghai later in the month. * January 22 – The 1932 Salvadoran peasant uprising begins; it is suppressed by the government of Maximiliano Hernández Martínez. * January 24 – Marshal Pietro Badoglio declares the end of Libyan resistance. * January 26 – British submarine aircraft carrier sinks with the loss of all 60 onboard on exercise in Lyme Bay in the English Channel. * January 28 – January 28 incident: Conflict between Japan and China in Shanghai. * January 31 – Japanese warships arrive in Nanking. February * February 2 ** A general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reg Read
Reginald John Read (8 June 1886 – 1 March 1974) was a New Zealand medium-pace bowler who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1904–05 to 1937–38. Playing career Read made his first-class debut in Christchurch against the Australians at the age of 18 in February 1905, batting at number 11 and bowling only one over. He played two matches in 1906–07 but was given only seven overs altogether, and did not take a wicket. He had to wait another 11 years for his next match. In 1917–18, for his Canterbury club Lancaster Park, he took 92 wickets in eight matches for 781 runs with his accurate medium-pace bowling,Dick Brittenden, ''New Zealand Cricketers'', A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1961, pp. 140–42. and he returned to the Canterbury side at the age of 31. The Plunket Shield was still in its wartime hiatus, but there were several inter-provincial friendly matches. In his first match, against Otago, he took 3 for 58 and 2 for 35 (bowling throughout the innings) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canterbury Cricket Association
Canterbury is a first-class cricket team based in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is one of six teams that compete in senior New Zealand Cricket competitions and has been the second most successful domestic team in New Zealand history. They compete in the Plunket Shield first-class competition and The Ford Trophy List A cricket, one day competition as well as in the Men's Super Smash competition as the Canterbury Kings. Honours * Plunket Shield (20) :1922–23, 1930–31, 1934–35, 1945–46, 1948–49, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1975–76, 1983–84, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2007–08, 2010–11 Plunket Shield season, 2010–11, 2013–14 Plunket Shield season, 2013–14, 2014–15 Plunket Shield Season, 2014–15, 2016–17 Plunket Shield season, 2016–17, 2020–21 Plunket Shield season, 2020–21 * The Ford Trophy (16) :1971–72, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
