WebView Dick Motz cricket stats, news, career record, batting average, bowling average, fielding, age, teams, debut and more at Wisden.com The independent voice of cricket Thursday August 18, 2024 Richard Charles Motz (12 January 1940 – 29 April 2007) was a New Zealand cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler and hard-hitting lower order batsman, Motz played 32 Test matches for the New Zealand cricket team between 1961 and 1969. He was the first bowler for New Zealand to take 100 … See more Motz was born in Christchurch. He was educated at North New Brighton primary school and Linwood High School, excelling as an all-rounder at both. He also played rugby, tennis, badminton and golf. He played as full-back … See more Motz's playing career ended at the age of 29, after he was found to have a displaced vertebra – indeed, he had been playing with a bad back for … See more • Media related to Dick Motz at Wikimedia Commons • Dick Motz at ESPNcricinfo See more He played domestic cricket for Canterbury, making his debut in the Plunket Shield in 1957, while still a schoolboy, taking 4 for 40 at his first outing. He made his reputation as a … See more He was one of five New Zealand players and seven South Africans to make their Test debut in the 1st Test at Durban in December 1961. He took 81 wickets on the tour, at a bowling average of 19, including 19 wickets in the five Tests. He took five … See more
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WebTest Cricket - Scorecard: 1961-1962 South Africa v New Zealand - 1st Test - 8th December, 1961 - Kingsmead. Players Series Matches. Statistics ... c †Dick b Motz 10 0 0 6.71% John Waite† c sub b Cameron 63 ... WebApr 29, 2007 · The former fast bowler Dick Motz, the first New Zealander to take 100 wickets in Tests, died on Sunday aged 67 ESPN.com simple new tab
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WebRamakant Bhikaji Desai pronunciation (help·info) (20 June 1939 in Bombay – 27 April 1998 in Mumbai) was an Indian cricketer who represented India in Test cricket as a fast bowler from 1959 to 1968. Ramakant Desai was an Indian fast bowler, who stood 5 feet 4 inches tall, earning him the nickname "Tiny". He made his Test debut against West ... WebMay 4, 2007 · Dick Motz was the schoolboy cricketers' hero of the 1960s - a big-hearted man who bowled at boisterous speed and a dashing, six-hitting batsman. He could also … ray and ban glasses