Stephen John Cunis (born 17 January 1978) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Canterbury between 1999 and 2006.[1] He has since been a cricket coach and administrator.
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| Full name | Stephen John Cunis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1978 Whakatāne, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Bob Cunis (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998/99–2005/06 | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life and career
editStephen Cunis is the son of the New Zealand Test cricketer Bob Cunis.[1] He grew up in Northland and attended Whangarei Boys' High School. After moving to Christchurch in 1998 he played and coached at the St Albans Cricket Club for 14 years.[2]
A fast-medium bowler and useful lower-order batsman, Cunis was a frequent member of the Canterbury team from 2000–01 to 2004–05. His best first-class bowling figures were 5 for 59 against Otago in 2000–01.[3] His highest score was 64 not out against Wellington in 2003–04, when he and Chris Harris added an unbroken stand of 96 for the ninth wicket.[4]
Cunis taught as a primary school teacher in Christchurch for 10 years. He coached extensively in Christchurch and was also the assistant coach of the New Zealand women's team. He and his family moved to Northland after the February 2011 earthquakes severely damaged his house and land.[2]
As of 2019, Cunis he works full-time for Northland Cricket Association as the General Manager. Before taking this position he had been the Northland coach for eight years.[5] He and his wife Kara have three sons.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Stephen Cunis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Staff profiles". Northland Cricket. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Otago v Canterbury 2000-01". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Wellington v Canterbury 2003-04". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ Pearse, Adam (15 June 2019). "Northland cricket men's first Xl coach Stephen Cunis hands reins to Neal Parlane". Northern Advocate. Retrieved 25 May 2022.