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Ian Cromb
Ian Cromb in 1936
Personal information
Full name
Ian Burns Cromb
Born(1905-06-25)25 June 1905
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Died6 March 1984(1984-03-06) (aged 78)
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut27 June 1931 v England
Last Test4 March 1932 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 5 88
Runs scored 123 3950
Batting average 20.50 29.04
100s/50s 0/1 3/24
Top score 51* 171
Balls bowled 960 13550
Wickets 8 222
Bowling average 55.25 27.71
5 wickets in innings 0 10
10 wickets in match 0 2
Best bowling 3/113 8/70
Catches/stumpings 1/- 103/-
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017

Ian Burns Cromb (25 June 1905 – 6 March 1984) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in five Tests from 1931 to 1932, including all three of the 1931 tour of England.[1]

Cromb played for Canterbury from 1929-30 to 1946–47, captained the side from 1935-36 to 1937-38 and again from 1945-46 to 1946–47, and also captained New Zealand in the three-match series against the visiting MCC in 1935–36.

References

  1. ^ Seconi, Adrian (13 January 2013). "Cricket: The greatest 11 players NZ forgot". ODT. Retrieved 28 March 2017.