James Denis Riley (born 26 January 1948) is a former New Zealand cricketer who made 40 first-class appearances for Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury between 1968 and 1977.[1]
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| Full name | James Denis Riley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 January 1948 Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1968/69 | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970/71–1971/72 | Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972/73–1976/77 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A left-handed batsman who usually opened the innings, Riley scored 1,993 runs at an average of 32.14, with a highest score of 130 when he opened the batting for Auckland against Northern Districts in January 1974.[2] He captained the New Zealand Under-23 cricket team in their annual first-class match in February 1971.[3] In 1976–77 he and Austin Parsons put on 169 for the opening stand, which remained a record for Auckland against Otago until 2001–02; Riley made 121 not out.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Jim Riley at CricketArchive
- ^ "Auckland v Northern Districts 1973-74". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Auckland v New Zealand Under-23s 1970-71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Cricket: Auckland pair in record stand". NZ Herald. 20 December 2001. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Auckland v Otago 1976-77". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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