Brian Dunning (cricketer) explained

Brian Dunning
Country:New Zealand
Nickname:Dunno
Birth Date:20 March 1940
Birth Place:Warkworth, New Zealand
Death Place:Whangārei, New Zealand
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Club1:Northern Districts
Year1:1961–62 to 1980–81
Columns:2
Column1:First-class
Matches1:83
Runs1:3929
Bat Avg1:28.06
100S/50S1:3/22
Top Score1:142
Deliveries1:4195
Wickets1:51
Bowl Avg1:35.37
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:5/37
Catches/Stumpings1:58/–
Column2:List A
Matches2:15
Runs2:319
Bat Avg2:29.00
100S/50S2:0/3
Top Score2:80
Deliveries2:485
Wickets2:8
Bowl Avg2:37.75
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:n/a
Best Bowling2:2/26
Catches/Stumpings2:6/–
Date:23 April 2017
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/36849.html Cricinfo

Brian Dunning (20 March 1940 – 16 February 2008) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Northern Districts from 1961 to 1981.

Cricket career

Brian Dunning made his first-class debut for Northern Districts in 1961–62 and was seldom out of the team for 17 seasons.[1] He captained them from 1970–71 to 1973–74, and had his best season in 1972–73, when he scored 451 runs at an average of 41.00 and took 10 wickets at 19.10.[2] [3] He also made his highest score in 1972–73, 142 out of a team total of 252 against Central Districts,[4] and took his best bowling figures, 5 for 37 against Auckland.[5]

He represented New Zealand in Australia's Coca-Cola Knockout Cup in 1971–72 and in their winning campaign in 1972–73.[1]

He also played 159 matches for Northland, scoring 7164 runs, including 18 centuries, and holding 93 catches – all Northland cricket records – before arthritis forced his retirement at 49.[6] In 1982–83, when Northland won the Hawke Cup for the first time and held it against two challenges, Dunning was the leading batsman in the competition, with 390 runs at 97.50 including two centuries.[7] In January 2011, to mark 100 years of Hawke Cup cricket, a "Team of the Century" was named. Dunning was one of the eleven.[8]

The six associations that make up Northern Districts Cricket compete among themselves annually in one-day cricket for the Brian Dunning Cup.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Wisden 2009 p. 1601.
  2. Web site: Batting and fielding in each season by Brian Dunning. CricketArchive. 24 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Bowling in each season by Brian Dunning. CricketArchive. 24 April 2017.
  4. Web site: Central Districts v Northern Districts 1972–73. CricketArchive. 24 April 2017.
  5. Web site: Northern Districts v Auckland 1972–73. CricketArchive. 24 April 2017.
  6. News: Northern Advocate . 24 April 2017. Sport Legends – Brian Dunning – Bigger than Ben Hur. 21 November 2007.
  7. Web site: Batting and fielding in Hawke Cup 1982–83. CricketArchive. 24 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Hawke Cup Centennial cricket team named. New Zealand Cricket. 14 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Northern Districts Cricket Tournaments. Northern Districts Cricket. 27 April 2017. 23 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180123102825/https://www.ndcricket.co.nz/tournaments. dead.