Evan Gray

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Evan Gray
Personal information
Full name
Evan John Gray
Born (1954-11-18) 18 November 1954 (age 70)
Wellington, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler, Umpire
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  152)11 August 1983 v  England
Last Test12 November 1988 v  India
ODI debut(cap  48)4 November 1984 v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI15 December 1988 v  India
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches101016268
Runs scored248985,472861
Batting average 15.5016.3328.8020.02
100s/50s0/10/06/280/3
Top score5038128* 53
Balls bowled2,07638631,2201,726
Wickets 17844476
Bowling average 52.1135.7528.2022.71
5 wickets in innings 00160
10 wickets in match0030
Best bowling3/732/268/374/27
Catches/stumpings 6/–3/–138/–27/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2017

Evan John Gray (born 18 November 1954) is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played 10 Tests and 10 One Day Internationals for New Zealand in the 1980s.

He was selected as an all rounder, with 17 wickets at a bowling average of 52.11. In 1981–82 he and Ross Ormiston added 226 for Wellington against Central Districts. He is also the only player in the country's history to score more than 4000 runs and capture over 350 wickets for his province.

Gray later served as a first-class umpire, officiating in 24 first-class matches in New Zealand and two in South Africa between 2005–06 and 2010–11. [1]

References

  1. "Evan Gray as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2025.