Russell Conway Merrin (born 11 May 1945) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1967 to 1975.
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| Full name | Russell Conway Merrin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 May 1945 Kaiapoi, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1967-68 to 1974-75 | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 September 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
An opening bowler, Merrin took 7 for 61 in the first innings on his first-class debut for Canterbury in 1967-68 in a match against a New Zealand XI (essentially the national team at the time without its Canterbury representatives). They remained his best first-class bowling figures.[1]
Merrin also played Hawke Cup cricket for North Canterbury from 1964 to 1985, and was named in the Hawke Cup Team of the Century in 2011.[2] He took 6 for 41 when North Canterbury won the title from Manawatu in January 1967.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Canterbury v New Zealand XI 1967-68". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ Martin, Wayne (21 February 2017). "Nelson hold an esteemed place in annals of Hawke Cup cricket history". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Manawatu v North Canterbury 1966-67". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
External links
edit- Russell Merrin at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Russell Merrin at ESPNcricinfo