John Lindsay (New Zealand cricketer)

John Kenneth Lindsay (born 2 April 1957) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played 44 first-class and eight List A matches for Otago between the 1980–81 and 1991–92 seasons.[1]

John Lindsay
Personal information
Full name
John Kenneth Lindsay
Born (1957-04-02) 2 April 1957 (age 67)
Winton, Southland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1975/76–1991/92Southland
1980/81–1991/92Otago
FC debut27 December 1980 Otago v Wellington
Last FC21 January 1992 Otago v Wellington
LA debut30 December 1980 Otago v Wellington
Last LA3 January 1989 Otago v Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 44 8
Runs scored 857 82
Batting average 14.77 20.50
100s/50s 0/2 0/0
Top score 65* 35*
Balls bowled 5,483 198
Wickets 75 5
Bowling average 40.52 28.20
5 wickets in innings 3 0
10 wickets in match 1 0
Best bowling 5/48 3/21
Catches/stumpings 20/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2016

Lindsay was born at Winton in Southland in 1957.[2] He played for Otago age-group sides from the 1974–75 season and made his Hawke Cup debut for Southland the following season. His senior representative debut for Otago came against Wellington at Molyneux Park in Alexandra in December 1980. Primarily an off break bowler, Lindsay took a single wicket on debut, going on to take 75 first-class and five List A wickets in a career that lasted until the end of the 1991–92 season.[3]

Two of his three five-wicket hauls came during the final Plunket Shield match of the 1987–88 season as Otago defeated Wellington at the Basin Reserve to win the Shield. Lindsay took five wickets for 110 runs (5/110) in Wellington's first innings and 5/48 in the second in a match which the Otago Daily Times named as one of the greatest moments in Otago sport in 2011.[4]

References

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  1. ^ John Lindsay, CricInfo. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 80. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
  3. ^ John Lindsay, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2023. (subscription required)
  4. ^ Edwards B (2011) Greatest moments in Otago sport – Number 41, Otago Daily Times, 27 September 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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