Cranwell Leslie BullMNZM (born 19 August 1946),commonly known as Cran Bull,is a New Zealand cricket administrator and former player,who played first-class cricket for Canterbury for 19 seasons.
Bull represented Canterbury at first-class level from 1965/66 until 1983/84,playing 60 matches in all.[1] A right-handed batsman,he scored 1841 runs at an average of 19.58,with a high score of 115 not out.[1] He captained Canterbury for four years.[3]
Administration
For over 30 years,Bull was a committee member at the Christchurch High School Old Boys' Cricket Club,and served terms as both secretary and president.[4] He was a member of the Canterbury Cricket Association (CCA) management committee,and was also a director and chair of the board of CCA.[4] He was an elected executive member of the New Zealand Cricket Board of Control,including a period as deputy chair.[4]
Legal career
Bull became a partner at the Christchurch legal firm of Saunders &Co in 1972,having joined as a law clerk two years earlier.[3] He specialised in commercial law,and retired in December 2016.[3] He has provided legal advice to New Zealand Cricket,and was involved in reforming that body's constitution.[4]
Honours
Bull was the recipient of the Bert Sutcliffe Medal in 2012,awarded by New Zealand Cricket for outstanding services to cricket.[5]
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