Eric Petrie
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22 May 1927 Ngaruawahia, Waikato, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 August 2004 (aged 77) Omokoroa, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 75) | 26 October 1955 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 11 March 1966 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eric Charlton Petrie (22 May 1927 – 14 August 2004) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 14 Tests for New Zealand from 1955 to 1966 as a wicket-keeper.
Domestic career
Petrie began playing for Waikato in the Hawke Cup in 1945-46. He made his first-class debut for Auckland in 1950-51.
He established himself in the Auckland team in 1952-53, and captained Auckland in 1954-55. When the Northern Districts cricket team made its first-class debut in 1956-57 he was appointed captain, a position he held until the end of the 1960-61 season. He scored two first-class centuries, both against Wellington: the first in 1953-54 when he opened the Auckland second innings and made 151,[1] the other in 1959-60 when he made 136 at number five for Northern Districts.[2]
He retired from first-class cricket after the 1966-67 season.
International career
Petrie was selected to tour Pakistan and India with the New Zealanders in 1955-56. He played in four of the eight Tests on the tour.
He toured England in 1958, playing all five Tests. He was also selected for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players match at the end of the season. Wisden noted that he was "a neat and reliable wicket-keeper, who ... was immensely popular because of his pleasant personality".[3]
He played both Tests when England toured in 1958-59, and after a gap he returned for all three Tests when England toured in 1965-66. His top score in Tests was 55 against England in the First Test in 1965-66.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Auckland v Wellington 1953-54". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ "Northern Districts v Wellington 1959-60". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ Wisden 1959, p. 226.
- ↑ "New Zealand v England at Christchurch, 1965-66". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
External links
- Eric Petrie at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Eric Petrie at ESPNcricinfo