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Alistar Jordan

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Alistar Jordan
Personal information
Full name
Alistar Bruce Jordan
Born (1949-09-05) 5 September 1949 (age 75)
Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1968/69–1979/80Central Districts
1980Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 58 12
Runs scored 560 32
Batting average 10.98 6.40
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 47 10
Balls bowled 9,905 611
Wickets 165 17
Bowling average 28.38 42.00
5 wickets in innings 7 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 7/82 3/20
Catches/stumpings 28/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2017

Alistar Bruce Jordan (born 5 September 1949) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Central Districts from 1969 to 1980.

A right-arm opening bowler, Jordan's best figures in first-class cricket were 7 for 82 against Otago in 1972–73.[1] He was a member of the New Zealand team that briefly toured Australia in 1972–73.

Jordan also played Hawke Cup cricket for Taranaki from 1966 to 1992, and was named in the Hawke Cup Team of the Century in 2011.[2] He has been a player, coach and administrator in Taranaki for more than 50 years. In 2010 he was awarded life membership of the Taranaki Cricket Association.[3] He was inducted into the Taranaki Sports Hall of Fame in 2012[4] and became a life member of the Central Districts Cricket Association in 2023.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Otago v Central Districts 1972–73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. ^ Martin, Wayne (21 February 2017). "Nelson hold an esteemed place in annals of Hawke Cup cricket history". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Recipients of Citizens Awards 2016". New Plymouth District Council. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ Hills, Murray (24 November 2012). "Taranaki Daily News". Taranaki Daily News. pp. Page 038.
  5. ^ "ALI JORDAN AWARDED CDCA LIFE MEMBERSHIP". www.cdcricket.co.nz. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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