Bruce Blair
70New Zealand · BAT · 1982 to 1986 · on scorecards: BR Blair
BATTING
- Matches
- 14
- Innings
- 14
- Runs
- 174
- Average
- 14.5
- Strike rate
- 68.77
- High score
- 29*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 1
- Average
- 34
- Economy
- 6.8
- Strike rate
- 30
- Best figures
- 1/7
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 4 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Bruce Blair played 14 ODIs for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 1982 to 1986. The first came against Australia at Carisbrook, with a score of 29, and the last against Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 1986.
At home the average was 14.3 across 6 ODIs; away it was 15.5 across 3 ODIs. The most runs came against Australia: 117 runs at 14.6 in 9 ODIs. New Zealand won 3 of the ODIs Bruce Blair played and lost 10.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 14 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29* | 34 | India | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1986 | Lost |
| 29 | 67 | Australia | Carisbrook | 1982 | Lost |
| 21 | 15 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1986 | Won |
| 19 | 24 | India | North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground | 1986 | Lost |
| 19 | 23 | Australia | Basin Reserve | 1986 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/7 | 2 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1986 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Away | 3 | 31 | 15.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Neutral | 5 | 57 | 14.25 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carisbrook | 2 | 41 | 20.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Basin Reserve | 2 | 21 | 10.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1 | 29 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Adelaide Oval | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 7.00 |
| North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1982 at Carisbrook
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 1986 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 27 December 1957
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 253
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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