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Robert Long (New Zealand cricketer)

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Robert Long
Personal information
Full name
Robert Inder Long
Born(1932-04-13)13 April 1932
Ranfurly, New Zealand
Died11 February 2010(2010-02-11) (aged 77)
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1953/54–1965/66Otago
1960/61–1963/64Central Otago
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2016

Robert Long (13 April 1932 – 11 February 2010) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 15 first-class matches for Otago between the 1953–54 season and 1963–64.[1]

Long was born at Ranfurly in Central Otago in 1932 and was educated at Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin.[2] He played for Otago age-group sides as early as the 1949–50 season and made his representative debut in a February 1954 first-class match against the touring Fiji national cricket team at Carisbrook. He made his Plunket Shield debut in December 1960 and played in a total of 15 first-class matches for the provincial side, appearing in each season between 1960–61 and 1963–64. He scored a total of 567 runs and took seven first-class wickets.[3]

As well as playing for Otago, Long played in the Hawke Cup for Central Otago.[3] He worked as an accountant.[2] He died at Auckland in 2010 at the age of 77.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Robert Long, CricInfo. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 81. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  3. ^ a b Bob Long, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2023. (subscription required)
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