Cran Bull

Cranwell Leslie Bull MNZM (born 19 August 1946), commonly known as Cran Bull, is a New Zealand cricket administrator and former player, who played first-class cricket for Canterbury for 19 seasons.

Cran Bull
MNZM
Bull in 2017
Personal information
Full nameCranwell Leslie Bull
Born (1946-08-19) 19 August 1946
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 60 20
Runs scored 1841 248
Batting average 19.58 13.77
100s/50s 1/6 0/0
Top score 115* 47
Balls bowled 30 -
Wickets 0 -
Bowling average - -
5 wickets in innings 0 -
10 wickets in match 0 -
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings 30/0 8/0
Source: Cricinfo, 8 June 2017

Early life

Born in Auckland on 19 August 1946,[1] Bull was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School from 1960 to 1964.[2] He went on to study law at the University of Canterbury, graduating LLB.[2]

Cricket

Playing career

Bull represented Canterbury at first-class level from 1965/66 until 1983/84, playing 60 matches in all.[1] A right-handed batsman, he scored 1841 runs at an average of 19.58, with a high score of 115 not out.[1] He captained Canterbury for four years.[3]

Administration

For over 30 years, Bull was a committee member at the Christchurch High School Old Boys' Cricket Club, and served terms as both secretary and president.[4] He was a member of the Canterbury Cricket Association (CCA) management committee, and was also a director and chair of the board of CCA.[4] He was an elected executive member of the New Zealand Cricket Board of Control, including a period as deputy chair.[4]

Bull became a partner at the Christchurch legal firm of Saunders & Co in 1972, having joined as a law clerk two years earlier.[3] He specialised in commercial law, and retired in December 2016.[3] He has provided legal advice to New Zealand Cricket, and was involved in reforming that body's constitution.[4]

Honours

Bull was the recipient of the Bert Sutcliffe Medal in 2012, awarded by New Zealand Cricket for outstanding services to cricket.[5]

In the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours, Bull was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to cricket.[6]

References
  1. "Cran Bull". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. "AGM 2015 minutes" (PDF). Newsletter. Christchurch High School Old Boys' Association: 8. April 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. "Cran Bull". Saunders & Co. 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  4. "Queen's Birthday honours 2017 – citations for Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  5. Geenty, Mark (19 October 2012). "Martin Guptill to the fore at NZ Cricket awards". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  6. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2017". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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