| Fullname | Maurice Lloyd Ryan |
|---|---|
| Country | New Zealand |
| Birth date | 7 June 1943 |
| Birth place | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Death date | 12 August 2011 (aged 68) |
| Death place | Sydney, Australia |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin |
| Club 1 | Canterbury |
| Year 1 | 1965/66–1966/67 |
| Club 2 | Central Districts |
| Year 2 | 1967/68–1969/70 |
| Club 3 | Canterbury |
| Year 3 | 1970/71–1978/79 |
| Columns | 2 |
| Column 1 | First-class |
| Matches 1 | 66 |
| Runs 1 | 3,022 |
| Bat avg 1 | 29.05 |
| 100s/50s 1 | 3/18 |
| Top score 1 | 129 |
| Deliveries 1 | 2,250 |
| Wickets 1 | 33 |
| Bowl avg 1 | 21.39 |
| Fivefor 1 | 0 |
| Tenfor 1 | 0 |
| Best bowling 1 | 4/34 |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | 87/11 |
| Column 2 | List A |
| Matches 2 | 16 |
| Runs 2 | 276 |
| Bat avg 2 | 21.23 |
| 100s/50s 2 | 0/1 |
| Top score 2 | 76 |
| Deliveries 2 | 64 |
| Wickets 2 | 0 |
| Bowl avg 2 | – |
| Fivefor 2 | – |
| Tenfor 2 | – |
| Best bowling 2 | – |
| Catches/stumpings 2 | 12/2 |
| Source | http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38259.html Cricinfo |
| Date | 16 November |
| Year | 2018 |
Maurice Lloyd Ryan (7 June 1943 – 12 August 2011) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury and Central Districts from 1965 to 1979.
Maurice Ryan was a versatile cricketer: an opening or middle-order batsman and accurate off-spin bowler who later in his career became a wicketkeeper and a successful captain.[1][2] In January 1971, opening for Canterbury, he made two first-class centuries three days apart: 110 on the first day of the match against Northern Districts on 12 January,[3] then 129 on the first day against Auckland on 15 January.[4] In February 1967 he scored 35 and 58 against the Australian tourists, playing a major part in Canterbury's victory, the first time any team in New Zealand had defeated the Australian team in a first-class match.[5]
Ryan represented both North Island and South Island, and played for New Zealand in the Australian one-day competition in 1971-72, but never quite made the New Zealand Test team.[6] He captained Canterbury from 1976-77 to 1978-79. They won the national one-day competition in 1976-77 and 1977-78.
He was chairman of the board of Canterbury Cricket from 1998 to 2000, after which he moved to Sydney.[1]
References
- ^ Canterbury Cricket, 104th Annual Report, 2011, p. 11.
- ^ "A fairy tale finish for Canterbury captain". Press. 31 December 1976.
- ^ "Northern Districts v Canterbury 1970-71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Auckland v Canterbury 1970-71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Wisden 1968, pp. 879–80.
- ^ Wisden 2014, pp. 220–21.