Craig Pryor
CountryNew Zealand
FullnameCraig Robert Pryor
Birth date15 October 1973 (age 53)
Birth placeAuckland, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleUmpire
Umpiretrue
Wt20isumpired1
Umpwt20idebutyr2024
Club 1Auckland
Year 11997/98–1998/99
Club 2Otago
Year 22000/01–2001/02
Club 3Auckland
Year 32001/02–2003/04
Date21 May
Year2016
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38140.html ESPNcricinfo

Craig Pryor (born 15 October 1973) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played first-class and List A matches for Auckland and Otago between the 1997–98 and 2003–04 seasons.[1]

Pryor was born at Auckland in 1973 and educated at Auckland Grammar School.[2] He is descended from the Ngāti Awa and Ngāti Pikiao iwis.[3] He played for Auckland age-group teams from the 1991–92 season and for the Second XI from 1992–93. In the same season he played three matches for the New Zealand under-19 team, one Youth Test match and two Your One Day Internationals, all against Australia under-19s. He made his full Auckland debut in January 1998. After playing for two seasons for Otago he returned to Auckland in 2001–02.[4]

In total, Pryor played in 36 first-class and 37 List A matches. He scored 990 first-class runs and took 96 wickets. In List A cricket he scored 750 runs and took 23 wickets.[4] Since retiring from cricket he has worked in the motor vehicle trade. As of 2023 he was a member of the Board of Directors of Auckland cricket.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Craig Pryor". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 109. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
  3. ^ Board of Directors, Auckland Cricket. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  4. ^ Craig Pryor, CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 June 2023. (subscription required)