Tom Puna
 Tom Puna in 1962-63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Narotam Puna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
28 October 1929 Gujarat, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
7 June 1996 (aged 66) Hamilton, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 111) | 25 February 1966 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 11 March 1966 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Narotam "Tom" Puna (28 October 1929, in Surat, India – 7 June 1996, in Hamilton, Waikato) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in 3 Tests in 1966.
Domestic career
Playing as an off-spinner for Northern Districts, he had taken 34 wickets at 13.70 in the Plunket Shield in the 1965-66 season,[1] and was selected as New Zealand's principal spinner in all three Tests against the visiting England team, but achieved little.
He was a fixture in the Northern Districts side from 1956-57 to 1968-69, beginning as a middle-order batsman but descending the order as his bowling developed. His best innings figures were 6 for 25 against Otago in Hamilton in 1966-67 (match figures of 59-29-66-9).[2]
After cricket
His family migrated from India to New Zealand when he was eight.[3] His sons Ashok[4] and Kirti[5] also played for Northern Districts.