Dion Victor Lobb (born 3 December 1980) is a New Zealand former

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er who played one first-class match for

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during the 2006–07 season. Lobb was born at

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in 1980 and played club cricket for Green Island CC in the city.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 81. Cardiff:

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. Retrieved 5 June 2023.) His only senior representative match came in Otago's final

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match of the 2006–07 season, a match against

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in Dunedin. He took a single wicket and scored four runs during the match.Dion Lobb
CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2023. The following season he played a match for a New Zealand XI against the touring England side ahead of the Test match series. Lobb retired from cricket at the end of the 2018–19 season, becoming a coach. He had played a record 415 matches for Green Island.

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* 1980 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Otago cricketers Cricketers from Dunedin 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1980s-stub