graham dowling Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
graham dowling is a cricketer(sportsman) from New Zealand. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Graham Thorne Dowling
Born
March 04, 1937, Christchurch, Canterbury
Age
86 years old
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Medium
Playing Role
Opening Batter
Other
Referee
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 39 | - | - | - |
Inn | 77 | - | - | - |
Runs | 2306 | - | - | - |
Avg | 31.16 | - | - | - |
SR | 0.0 | - | - | - |
HS | 239 | - | - | - |
NO | 3 | - | - | - |
100s | 3 | - | - | - |
50s | 11 | - | - | - |
4s | 200 | - | - | - |
6s | 14 | - | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 39 | - | - | - |
Inn | 1 | - | - | - |
Balls | 36 | - | - | - |
Runs | 19 | - | - | - |
Wkt | 1 | - | - | - |
BBI | 19 / 1 | - | - | - |
BBM | 19 / 1 | - | - | - |
Eco | 3.17 | - | - | - |
Avg | 19.0 | - | - | - |
5W | 0 | - | - | - |
10W | 0 | - | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- New Zealand
- Canterbury
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Dowling held the record of scoring a double ton in his debut Test as a captain until Shivnarine Chanderpaul equaled it in 2005 against South Africa. Under his leadership, New Zealand had some great success, recording their maiden wins in India and Pakistan. And also drawing the series 1-1 against West Indies at home. He liked the Indian attack in particular as all three of his Test tons came against them.
However, injuries cut his career short. First, he lost his middle finger during the tour of Australia in 1969-70, but continued to lead New Zealand on the tour to West Indies. There he injured his back and had to return home after the second Test. That was the last first class game he played for his country.
Dowling also led the Canterbury side from 1962-63 to 1971-72. His first class record speaks volumes of what kind of batsman he was, 9399 runs at 34.94 including 16 hundreds. Out of those 2306 were Test runs got at an average of 31.16. After retiring from the game, Dowling was awarded with OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to the game during the New Year Honours in 1987.
He also served as a match referee from 1995 to 2000, officiating in 9 Tests and 16 ODIs.
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Graham Dowling, an accomplished opener and superb fielder, was a regular in the New Zealand side throughout the 1960s and a capable captain who led his country 19 times. He made three Test hundreds, all against India, with the highlights being when he scored 143 at Dunedin in 1967-68 and followed with 239 in 556 minutes at Christchurch to lead his side to their first win over the Indians (it was also his first game as captain). He finished the series with 471 runs at 58.87 and the season with 966 runs, at the time a New Zealand domestic record. In 1969 he had to have half a finger amputated after an accident while keeping wicket, and his career ended when he was forced out of New Zealand's 1971-72 Caribbean tour with serious back trouble. He subsequently became CEO of NZ Cricket.
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