| Derek Stirling | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Birth Date: | 5 October 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Upper Hutt, New Zealand |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 1984–1986 |
| Testdebutdate: | 16 November |
| Testdebutyear: | 1984 |
| Testdebutagainst: | Pakistan |
| Testcap: | 154 |
| Lasttestdate: | 21 August |
| Lasttestyear: | 1986 |
| Lasttestagainst: | England |
| Odidebutdate: | 31 March |
| Odidebutyear: | 1984 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Sri Lanka |
| Odicap: | 47 |
| Lastodidate: | 7 December |
| Lastodiyear: | 1984 |
| Lastodiagainst: | Pakistan |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Central Districts |
| Club2: | Wellington |
| Year2: | 1988/89–1992/93 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 6 |
| Runs1: | 108 |
| Bat Avg1: | 15.42 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 26 |
| Deliveries1: | 902 |
| Wickets1: | 13 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 46.23 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/88 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Column2: | ODI |
| Matches2: | 6 |
| Runs2: | 21 |
| Bat Avg2: | 7.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 13* |
| Deliveries2: | 246 |
| Wickets2: | 6 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 34.50 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/29 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 3/– |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 84 |
| Runs3: | 1,651 |
| Bat Avg3: | 21.72 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/5 |
| Top Score3: | 75 |
| Deliveries3: | 11,644 |
| Wickets3: | 206 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 33.72 |
| Fivefor3: | 5 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 6/75 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 27/– |
| Column4: | LA |
| Matches4: | 65 |
| Runs4: | 547 |
| Bat Avg4: | 14.39 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/0 |
| Top Score4: | 44 |
| Deliveries4: | 2,840 |
| Wickets4: | 90 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 22.26 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 4/10 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 17/– |
| Date: | 16 April |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38404.html Cricinfo |
Derek Alexander Stirling (5 October 1961 – 13 December 2023) was a New Zealand cricketer who played in six Test matches and six One Day Internationals from 1984 to 1986.[1]
A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Stirling made his first-class deut for Central Districts in 1981–82 and his international debut for New Zealand in a One Day International against Sri Lanka on 31 March 1984. His Test debut followed, against Pakistan on 16 November 1984.
Stirling also played for Scottish club Stenhousemuir in 1983 and 1984, and for Yorkshire club Menston in 1985 and 1986 and for the Rest of the World XI in Scarborough in 1985.
Stirling and his American wife, Debbie, had three children. For four years from 1998, the family lived Oregon where they worked for and subsequently bought Debbie's mother's temporary staffing company.
Stirling died from cancer on 13 December 2023, at the age of 62.[2]