Christopher Mary Kuggeleijn (born 10 May 1956) is a retired former New Zealand cricketer. He played two Test matches in 1988–89 and 16

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in 1988 and 1989. He played domestic cricket for Northern Districts and also played for

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in the

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. Kuggeleijn is of Dutch extraction, which accounts for his unusual middle name of Mary. Kuggeleijn's son Scott also plays for New Zealand, as well as Northern Districts in the

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International career

His biggest contribution came in just the third over of his Test debut at Bangalore, when he took the catch (India's Arun Lal) that gave

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the record number of Test wickets (374) at the time.

After cricket

He later coached Northern Districts and the

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1st XI which, under his tutelage was national champion twice.

References

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