Stephen Boock
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Stephen Lewis Boock in Dunedin
is a former cricketer who played 30 Tests
and 14 One Day Internationals for New Zealand
.
He was a slow left arm orthodox bowler and is one of only 6 New Zealanders to have taken over 600 first class wickets.http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/128781.html
After a Test against Pakistan at Wellington in 1985 he had achieved a career high of 9th place in the PriceWaterhouseCoopers
rankings for Test cricket.http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/125194.html
Boock made his Test debut at Wellington in February 1978 in a historical maiden Test victory over England. He made his first overseas tour a few months later in England and in the Test Match
at Trent Bridge conceded just 29 runs in a 28 over spell which included 18 maidens and 2 wickets.
In 1979/80, at the dramatic conclusion to the First Test against Clive Lloyd
's West Indians at Carisbrook, Dunedin, Boock joined Gary Troup
at the crease with New Zealand 9/100 and needing four more runs to win this historic match.
The two tailenders took the Black Caps to their first test win over the West Indies, and what would ultimately become their first series win over the Caribbean giants, when they scrambled through for a leg bye as scores were level. In a controversial tour, marred by umpiring disputes and some ugly onfield behaviour by the tourists, New Zealand won the series 1-0 after drawing the next two tests in Christchurch and Auckland.
In 1983-84 New Zealand won their first ever series over England and Boock took 4 for 37 at Christchurch.
In 1984/1985 against Pakistan at Niaz Stadium he took his career best innings figures of 7 for 87.
In 1985-86, during the Black Caps first test series win over Australia, Boock had a rare success with the bat. He contributed 37 runs in a New Zealand record tenth-wicket partnership of 124 with John Bracewell
(83 not out) in the Second Test at the SCG. New Zealand won the series 2-1.
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
is a former cricketer who played 30 Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and 14 One Day Internationals for New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
.
He was a slow left arm orthodox bowler and is one of only 6 New Zealanders to have taken over 600 first class wickets.http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/128781.html
After a Test against Pakistan at Wellington in 1985 he had achieved a career high of 9th place in the PriceWaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest professional services firm measured by revenues and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms....
rankings for Test cricket.http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/125194.html
Boock made his Test debut at Wellington in February 1978 in a historical maiden Test victory over England. He made his first overseas tour a few months later in England and in the Test Match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
at Trent Bridge conceded just 29 runs in a 28 over spell which included 18 maidens and 2 wickets.
In 1979/80, at the dramatic conclusion to the First Test against Clive Lloyd
Clive Lloyd
Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE AO is a former West Indies cricketer. He captained the West Indies between 1974 and 1985 and oversaw their rise to become the dominant Test-playing nation, a position that was only relinquished in the latter half of the 1990s...
's West Indians at Carisbrook, Dunedin, Boock joined Gary Troup
Gary Troup
Gary Bertram Troup is a New Zealand former cricketer and local politician who played 15 Tests and 22 One Day Internationals for New Zealand.-Cricket career:Troup made his Test debut for the New Zealand on 18 November 1976 against India...
at the crease with New Zealand 9/100 and needing four more runs to win this historic match.
The two tailenders took the Black Caps to their first test win over the West Indies, and what would ultimately become their first series win over the Caribbean giants, when they scrambled through for a leg bye as scores were level. In a controversial tour, marred by umpiring disputes and some ugly onfield behaviour by the tourists, New Zealand won the series 1-0 after drawing the next two tests in Christchurch and Auckland.
In 1983-84 New Zealand won their first ever series over England and Boock took 4 for 37 at Christchurch.
In 1984/1985 against Pakistan at Niaz Stadium he took his career best innings figures of 7 for 87.
In 1985-86, during the Black Caps first test series win over Australia, Boock had a rare success with the bat. He contributed 37 runs in a New Zealand record tenth-wicket partnership of 124 with John Bracewell
John Bracewell
John Garry Bracewell is a New Zealand cricketer and coach. He played 41 Test matches between 1979-80 and 1990, as well as 53 One Day Internationals. He has been the coach of the New Zealand cricket team since the autumn of 2003...
(83 not out) in the Second Test at the SCG. New Zealand won the series 2-1.