Brian Dunning (cricketer)

Brian Dunning (20 March 1940 – 16 February 2008) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Northern Districts from 1961 to 1981.

Brian Dunning
Personal information
Born(1940-03-20)20 March 1940
Warkworth, New Zealand
Died16 February 2008(2008-02-16) (aged 67)
Whangarei, New Zealand
NicknameDunno
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1961–62 to 1980–81Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 83 15
Runs scored 3929 319
Batting average 28.06 29.00
100s/50s 3/22 0/3
Top score 142 80
Balls bowled 4195 485
Wickets 51 8
Bowling average 35.37 37.75
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match – n/a
Best bowling 5/37 2/26
Catches/stumpings 58/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 April 2017

Cricket career

Brian Dunning made his first-class debut for Northern Districts in 1961–62 and was seldom out of the team for 17 seasons.[1] He captained them from 1970–71 to 1973–74, and had his best season in 1972–73, when he scored 451 runs at an average of 41.00 and took 10 wickets at 19.10.[2][3] He also made his highest score in 1972–73, 142 out of a team total of 252 against Central Districts,[4] and took his best bowling figures, 5 for 37 against Auckland.[5]

He represented New Zealand in Australia's Coca-Cola Knockout Cup in 1971–72 and in their winning campaign in 1972–73.[1]

He also played 159 matches for Northland, scoring 7164 runs, including 18 centuries, and holding 93 catches – all Northland cricket records – before arthritis forced his retirement at 49.[6] In 1982–83, when Northland won the Hawke Cup for the first time and held it against two challenges, Dunning was the leading batsman in the competition, with 390 runs at 97.50 including two centuries.[7] In January 2011, to mark 100 years of Hawke Cup cricket, a "Team of the Century" was named. Dunning was one of the eleven.[8]

The six associations that make up Northern Districts Cricket compete among themselves annually in one-day cricket for the Brian Dunning Cup.[9]

References
  1. Wisden 2009 p. 1601.
  2. "Batting and fielding in each season by Brian Dunning". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  3. "Bowling in each season by Brian Dunning". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  4. "Central Districts v Northern Districts 1972–73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  5. "Northern Districts v Auckland 1972–73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  6. "Sport Legends – Brian Dunning – Bigger than Ben Hur". Northern Advocate. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  7. "Batting and fielding in Hawke Cup 1982–83". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  8. "Hawke Cup Centennial cricket team named". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  9. "Northern Districts Cricket Tournaments". Northern Districts Cricket. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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