| Fullname | Bruce Robert Blair |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
| Family |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| International | true |
| Internationalspan | 1982–1986 |
| Odidebutdate | 17 February |
| Odidebutyear | 1982 |
| Odidebutagainst | Australia |
| Odicap | 41 |
| Lastodidate | 15 April |
| Lastodiyear | 1986 |
| Lastodiagainst | Pakistan |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium |
| Club 1 | Otago |
| Year 1 | 1976/77–1983/84 |
| Club 2 | Northern Districts |
| Year 2 | 1984/85–1985/86 |
| Club 3 | Otago |
| Year 3 | 1986/87–1989/90 |
| Columns | 3 |
| Column 1 | ODI |
| Matches 1 | 14 |
| Runs 1 | 174 |
| Bat avg 1 | 14.50 |
| 100s/50s 1 | 0/0 |
| Top score 1 | 29* |
| Deliveries 1 | 30 |
| Wickets 1 | 1 |
| Bowl avg 1 | 34.00 |
| Fivefor 1 | 0 |
| Tenfor 1 | 0 |
| Best bowling 1 | 1/7 |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | 4/– |
| Column 2 | FC |
| Matches 2 | 110 |
| Runs 2 | 5,995 |
| Bat avg 2 | 32.58 |
| 100s/50s 2 | 7/40 |
| Top score 2 | 143 |
| Deliveries 2 | 3,796 |
| Wickets 2 | 55 |
| Bowl avg 2 | 31.81 |
| Fivefor 2 | 0 |
| Tenfor 2 | 0 |
| Best bowling 2 | 4/26 |
| Catches/stumpings 2 | 81/– |
| Column 3 | LA |
| Matches 3 | 74 |
| Runs 3 | 1,583 |
| Bat avg 3 | 23.62 |
| 100s/50s 3 | 0/11 |
| Top score 3 | 91 |
| Deliveries 3 | 2,087 |
| Wickets 3 | 43 |
| Bowl avg 3 | 31.62 |
| Fivefor 3 | 0 |
| Tenfor 3 | 0 |
| Best bowling 3 | 4/37 |
| Catches/stumpings 3 | 24/– |
| Date | 11 May |
| Year | 2017 |
| Source | http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/36299.html Cricinfo |
Bruce Robert Blair (born 27 December 1957) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Otago and Northern Districts between 1977 and 1990.[1] He played 14 One Day Internationals for the New Zealand national cricket team in the mid-1980s. He coached Northern Districts from 2001 to 2006 and was later a coaching services advisor at the New Zealand Academy of Sport in Hamilton. He was a selector for both Northern Districts and Central Districts.[2]
Blair was born at Dunedin and educated at Otago Boys High School.[2] His father, Roy Blair, played for Otago in 1953–54 and his older brother, Wayne, played first-class cricket for Otago from 1967–68 to 1990–91.[3] A great-uncle, James Blair, also played for the provincial team in 1926–27
References
- ^ Bruce Blair, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-04-30. (subscription required)
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 20. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
- ^ McCarron, op. cit., pp. 20–21.