Geoff Anderson (cricketer)
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| Full name | Robert Geoffrey Anderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 March 1939 Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 May 2020 (aged 81) Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961/62–1964/65 | Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 January 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Geoffrey Anderson (29 March 1939 – 3 May 2020) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 16 first-class matches for Otago between 1961 and 1965.[1][2]
Career
[edit]A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Anderson was a regular member of the Otago team for three seasons, usually opening the bowling with Frank Cameron. He took three wickets in an innings several times, with best figures of 3 for 29 in his last match, against Canterbury in 1964–65.[3]
He was also a useful tail-end batsman, who made his highest first-class score in 1961/62 when, batting at number 10, he top-scored for Otago with 48 against Central Districts in the 1961-62 Plunket Shield.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Anderson was educated at Otago Boys' High School between 1953 and 1955 and was Otago snooker champion in 1961.[5][6] He died at Christchurch Hospital on 3 May 2020.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Geoff Anderson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Geoff Anderson". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Otago v Canterbury 1964-65". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Otago v Central Districts 1961-62". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Rodgers, Melissa (10 April 2020). "Memorium". Otago Boys' High School. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 11. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
- ^ "Geoff Anderson death notice". The Press. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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