Left-arm unorthodox spin, also known as slow left-arm wrist spin, is a type of spin bowling in the sport of cricket. Left-arm unorthodox spin bowlers use wrist spin to spin the ball, and make it deviate, or 'turn' from left to right after pitching. The direction of turn is the same as that of a traditional right-handed off spin bowler, although the ball will usually turn more sharply due to the spin being imparted predominantly by the wrist.
Neal Ronald Parlane is a New Zealand cricketer and coach. He played first-class cricket for Northern Districts, Wellington and Auckland, making over 100 first-class appearances in a career which lasted from 1996/97 to 2001/12. He was born in Whangārei. He is the younger brother of Michael Parlane.
Yograj Singh is an Indian actor and former cricketer who played one Test and six One Day Internationals for India as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. His debut and only Test was at Wellington against New Zealand, which India lost by 62 runs. Yograj only bowled in the first inning and took one wicket, which remains his only Test wicket. After his career was ended by injury, he entered Punjabi and Hindi cinema. His son Yuvraj Singh was a member of the Indian cricket team from 2000 to 2019. Yograj hails from the village of Kanech, right next to Doraha, in Ludhiana District of Punjab.
Gregory Rex Todd is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket for Central Districts, Otago and Auckland between the 2000–01 season and 2011–12.
Ryan Mitchell Duffy, is a New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago between the 2013/14 and 2016/17 seasons.
Graham Stuart Botting was a New Zealand cricketer and hockey player. He was born at Dunedin in 1915 and was educated at Otago Boys High School.
Mark Andrew Bracewell is a New Zealand former first-class cricketer. He played one first-class match for Otago during the 1977–78 season and one List A match for Central Districts in 1979–80.
Nicholas Brendan Beard is a New Zealand former professional cricketer. He played as a left-handed batsman and left-arm slow bowler for Otago. He was born at Dunedin and educated at Kavanagh College.
Gareth Lawrence West is a former New Zealand cricketer for Central Districts cricket team, who played 26 matches in total from 2000 to 2004.
Ryan James McCone is a former New Zealand domestic cricketer, who played for Canterbury and Central Districts. He is a left-hand batsman and left-arm medium bowler. He made his début in the New Zealand State Championship in March 2009 and, with a century, became the first débutante number nine batsman to score a hundred.
Chadwick Antonio Kirkpatrick Walton is a West Indies cricketer from Jamaica. Nicknamed Rope, Walton is a right-hand batsman and wicket keeper who played a series of first class cricket matches for Combined Campuses and Colleges and University of West Indies Vice-Chancellor's XI before being chosen for the West Indies Test side. He played his first match against Bangladesh on 9 July 2009. During his first Test series, he equalled Ridley Jacobs's record of five dismissals in an innings. Walton was picked by Karachi Kings for Season 5 of Pakistan Super League.
Douglas Stuart St John was a New Zealand sportsman who played field hockey for the New Zealand national team and first class cricket for Otago and Wellington between the 1946–47 and 1956–57 seasons. A right-handed batsman, St. John played 34 first-class matches, scoring 1,236 runs at 20.94 with five half-centuries.
The England national cricket team toured New Zealand in February and March 1978 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. The series was drawn 1–1, with New Zealand defeating England in a Test match for the first time in their history.
Thomas William Maxwell Latham is a New Zealand international cricketer who is the vice captain of New Zealand cricket team in Test matches and One Day Internationals. He is the son of former cricketer Rod Latham. He has the most Test centuries for New Zealand opening batsmen. Latham was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship. He was also a part of the New Zealand squads to finish as runners-up in two Cricket World Cup finals in 2015 and 2019.
Robert Arthur Lawson is a New Zealand former cricketer who played for Otago between the 1992–93 and 2003–04 seasons.
Glenn Dominic Phillips is a New Zealand cricketer, born in South Africa, who represents the New Zealand national cricket team and plays for Otago domestically. He made his international debut for New Zealand in February 2017. In December 2015, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In December 2017, his younger brother, Dale was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Stephen Robert Mather is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Wellington and Otago between the 1993–94 and 2000–01 seasons.
Leighton James Morgan is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Wellington in the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons and for Otago between 2007–08 and 2009–10.
Simon John Richards is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played five first-class and five List A matches for Otago during the 1983–84 and 1984–85 seasons.
Henry Charles Sampson was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Central Districts, Otago and Canterbury between the 1970–71 and 1976–77 seasons.