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Ian Cromb

Ian Cromb
Ian Cromb in 1936
Ian Cromb 1936.jpg
Personal information
Full nameIan Burns Cromb
Born25 June 1905
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Died6 March 1984 (aged 78)
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut27 June 1931 v England
Last Test4 March 1932 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 5 88
Runs scored 123 3950
Batting average 20.50 29.04
100s/50s 0/1 3/24
Top score 51* 171
Balls bowled 960 13550
Wickets 8 222
Bowling average 55.25 27.71
5 wickets in innings 0 10
10 wickets in match 0 2
Best bowling 3/113 8/70
Catches/stumpings 1/- 103/-
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017

Ian Burns Cromb (25 June 1905 – 6 March 1984) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in five Tests from 1931 to 1932, including all three of the 1931 tour of England.[1]

Cromb played for Canterbury from 1929–30 to 1946–47, captained the side from 1935–36 to 1937-38 and again from 1945–46 to 1946–47, and also captained New Zealand in the three-match series against the visiting MCC in 1935–36.

References

  1. ^ Seconi, Adrian (13 January 2013). "Cricket: The greatest 11 players NZ forgot". ODT. Retrieved 28 March 2017.

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