Benjamin Nicholas John Lockrose (born 24 March 2000) is a New Zealand

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er. He made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 28 December 2017. Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the

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. Lockrose was born at

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in England and moved to New Zealand when he was five years old and was educated at

Otago Boys' High School Otago Boys' High School (OBHS) is a secondary school in Dunedin, New Zealand. It is one of New Zealand's oldest boys' secondary schools. Originally known as Dunedin High School, it was founded on 3 August 1863 and moved to its present site in 18 ...

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.Ben Lockrose
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'', 26 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2024. He made his

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debut for Otago in the

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on 18 November 2018. He made his first-class debut for Otago in the 2018–19 Plunket Shield season on 6 December 2018.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lockrose, Ben 2000 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Cricketers from Portsmouth Otago cricketers People educated at Otago Boys' High School