Gavin Larsen
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Gavin Rolf Larsen (born 27 September 1962 in Wellington) is a former New Zealand cricketer who specialised in the art of economical bowling. He was known playfully by his team mates as "The Postman".
Career[edit]
Larsen finished his career with an exceptional economy rate in ODI cricket of 3.76 – the norm is usually somewhere between 4 and 4.50 – in his 121 ODIs, stretching over a ten-year span.
He also played eight Tests with reasonable success, taking 24 wickets. However, as a useful batsman and handy bowler, he held a place in the one-day side and played a major part in New Zealand reaching the semi-final stage of the 1999 cricket World Cup.
Larsen earned his 100th ODI wicket in his home-town of Wellington, claiming the prize scalp of Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar.
Unusually for a New Zealand player, he played his entire first-class career with one team, Wellington. He also captained the side in the 1994 Australasian Cup in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, where New Zealand reached the semi-finals of a six-team tournament.
His nickname of "The Postman" came about as a compliment:
"John Graham, New Zealand's team manager during much of his career, explained the nickname in the foreword to Larsen's book Grand Larseny (yes, really): "He is the consummate professional, committed, conscientious, competitive and consistent. His nickname of 'The Postman' sums him up well, he always delivers!""[1]
Larsen is now the CEO of Cricket Wellington and has been appointed on July 8, 2015 as a selector of the New Zealand cricket team.
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- New Zealand One Day International captains
- New Zealand One Day International cricketers
- Cricketers at the 1992 Cricket World Cup
- Cricketers at the 1996 Cricket World Cup
- Cricketers at the 1999 Cricket World Cup
- New Zealand Test cricketers
- New Zealand cricketers
- Wellington cricketers
- New Zealand cricket commentators
- People educated at Onslow College