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Full name | James Denis Riley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Christchurch, New Zealand | 26 January 1948|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1968–69 | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1970–71 to 1971–72 | Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1972–73 to 1976–77 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,24 June 2023 |
James Denis Riley (born 26 January 1948) is a former New Zealand cricketer who made 40 first-class appearances for Auckland,Wellington and Canterbury between 1968 and 1977. [1]
A left-handed batsman who usually opened the innings,Riley scored 1,993 runs at an average of 32.14,with a highest score of 130 when he opened the batting for Auckland against Northern Districts in January 1974. [2] He captained the New Zealand Under-23 cricket team in their annual first-class match in February 1971. [3] In 1976–77 he and Austin Parsons put on 169 for the opening stand,which remained a record for Auckland against Otago until 2001–02;Riley made 121 not out. [4] [5]
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