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Born | Colombo, Ceylon | 3 May 1969
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Rene Ferdinands (born 3 May 1969) is a former New Zealand cricketer. He played in one first-class match for Northern Districts in 1998/99. [1]
Ferdinands completed a MSc and PhD at the University of Waikato. His doctoral thesis was on the biomechanics of fast bowling. [2] As of September 2023 [update] , he works at the University of Sydney, where he researches sports biomechanics. [3]
Deshabandu Muttiah Muralitharan, also spelt Muralidaran and often referred to as Murali is a Sri Lankan cricket coach, former professional cricketer, businessman and a member of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Averaging over six wickets per Test match, Muralitharan is widely regarded as the most successful and one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the sport. He is the only bowler to take 800 Test wickets and more than 530 One Day International (ODI) wickets. As of September 2023, he has taken more wickets in international cricket than any other bowler. Muralitharan was a part of the Sri Lankan team that won the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
Nicholas Stergiou is a Greek-American biomechanic. He is the founding Chair of the Department of Biomechanics at University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), where he is also the Distinguished Community Research Chair and Professor. He is also the Director of the Center for Research in Human Movement Variability and Dean of the Division of Biomechanics and Research Development at UNO. Stergiou is also a professor at the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Aaron Christopher Bird is an Australian former cricketer who played first-class cricket for New South Wales. He played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler.
Bryan Malcolm Gaensler is an Australian astronomer based at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He studies magnetars, supernova remnants, and magnetic fields. In 2014, he was appointed as Director of the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Toronto, after James R. Graham's departure. He was the co-chair of the Canadian 2020 Long Range Plan Committee with Pauline Barmby. In 2023, he was appointed as Dean of Physical and Biological Sciences at UC Santa Cruz.
Donald Derek Beard was a New Zealand cricketer who played in four Tests from 1952 to 1956.
Throwing, commonly referred to as chucking, is an illegal bowling action in the sport of cricket. This occurs when a bowler straightens the bowling arm when delivering the ball. Throws are not allowed. If the umpire deems that the ball has been thrown, they will call a no-ball, which means the batsman cannot be given out from that delivery.
William Edgar Richard Somerville is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Auckland. He made his international debut for New Zealand in December 2018.
Alan Russell Bishop is a New Zealand academic. He is a professor of Māori education at the University of Waikato, and the director of Te Kotahitanga, a research programme. He has a PhD from the University of Otago. He co-authored Culture Counts: Changing Power Relations in Education (ISBN 1842773364) with Ted Glynn, another University of Waikato professor who had been his doctoral advisor.
Van C. Mow is a Chinese-born-American bioengineer, known as one of the earliest researchers in the field of biomechanics.
Dr. Ravindra Nanda is a professor and Head of the Department of Craniofacial Sciences and Chair of the Division of Orthodontics at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. He is part of the founding faculty of School of Dental Medicine and has been at the University of Connecticut since 1972 where he also holds an Alumni Chair in the Orthodontics Division. He is an innovator of various appliances in orthodontics.His research and clinical interests include adolescent and adult orthodontics, the biology of tooth mobility, craniofacial orthopedics, biomechanics and developing efficient mechanics to deliver orthodontic care.
Linda Tuhiwai Te Rina Smith, previously a professor of indigenous education at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand, is now Distinguished Professor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. The daughter of Sidney Moko Mead, she affiliates to the Ngāti Awa and Ngāti Porou iwi.
Graham Hingangaroa Smith is a New Zealand Māori academic and educationalist of Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Apa and Ngāti Kahungunu descent. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Leonie Eileen Pihama is a New Zealand kaupapa Māori academic.
Bruce Robert Mason OAM is a leading Australian sports scientist in the field of biomechanics. Between 1982 and 2014, he made a significant contribution to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in the area of biomechanics, particularly in the sport of swimming.
Dr Christopher Matthew Kirk is a New Zealand former university administrator and top-level cricketer. He played for Canterbury and Otago between the 1969–70 and 1978–79 seasons, playing in 25 first-class and six List A matches. He played Chapple Cup and Hawke Cup cricket for Taranaki from 1979–80 until 1984–85.
David Craig Hoskin is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Northern Districts from 1956 to 1965. He was President of New Zealand Cricket from 2000 to 2003.
James Douglas Smith is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Northern Districts from 1967 to 1972.
Jane Ritchie was a New Zealand psychology academic and expert of child-raising. She was an emeritus professor at the University of Waikato. She was the first woman to graduate with a PhD in psychology from a New Zealand university.
Shari L. Gallop is a marine environmental scientist and an academic at the University of Waikato, New Zealand.
Ngahuia Murphy is a New Zealand researcher and author. Murphy has written and published books focusing on Māori cultural practises and knowledge surrounding menstruation and is currently a recipient of the Health Research Council New Zealand postdoctoral fellowship.