Geoff Anderson (cricketer) should not be confused with Robert Anderson (New Zealand cricketer).
| Geoff Anderson | |
| Fullname: | Robert Geoffrey Anderson |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 16 |
| Runs1: | 307 |
| Bat Avg1: | 13.34 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 48 |
| Deliveries1: | 2,593 |
| Wickets1: | 43 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 26.58 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/29 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/– |
| Date: | 19 January 2021 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36245.html Cricinfo |
Robert Geoffrey Anderson (29 March 1939 – 3 May 2020) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 16 first-class matches for Otago between 1961 and 1965.[1] [2]
A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Anderson was a regular member of the Otago team for three seasons, usually opening the bowling with Frank Cameron. He took three wickets in an innings several times, with best figures of 3 for 29 in his last match, against Canterbury in 1964–65.[3]
He was also a useful tail-end batsman, who made his highest first-class score in 1961/62 when, batting at number 10, he top-scored for Otago with 48 against Central Districts in the 1961-62 Plunket Shield.[4]
Anderson was educated at Otago Boys' High School between 1953 and 1955 and was Otago snooker champion in 1961.[5] [6] He died at Christchurch Hospital on 3 May 2020.[7]