Grahame Bilby

Grahame Paul Bilby (born 7 May 1941) is a former New Zealand cricketer and association football player who represented both the New Zealand national cricket team and the New Zealand national football team.[1][2]

Grahame Bilby
Personal information
Full name Grahame Paul Bilby
Date of birth (1941-05-07) 7 May 1941
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
ante 1964–1970 Seatoun
1971–? Wellington City
International career
1967–1971 New Zealand 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 110)25 February 1966 v England
Last Test4 March 1966 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1962/63–1975/76Wellington
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 2 57 10
Runs scored 55 2,936 206
Batting average 13.75 32.62 25.75
100s/50s 0/0 3/15 0/0
Top score 28 161 38
Balls bowled – 126 7
Wickets – 1 2
Bowling average – 34.00 2.00
5 wickets in innings – 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0
Best bowling – 1/2 2/4
Catches/stumpings 3/– 55/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017

Cricket career

An opening batsman, Bilby played in two Tests against the English cricket team, in Christchurch and Dunedin in 1965–66. Both Tests were drawn. He scored 28 and 3 in the first Test and 3 and 21 in the second. He was caught behind in three of those dismissals, and also took three catches in the field.[3]

Bilby played his domestic cricket for Wellington from 1962–63 to 1975–76. His innings of 161 against Otago in the 1965–66 season, the highest score in the competition, probably earned him his Test debut later that season.[4][5] In his first-class career he played in 57 matches, with a respectable 32.62 average, and which included 3 centuries and 15 fifties. He was named New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year in 1974.[1]

Football career

Bilby made his full All Whites debut in a 0–4 loss to New Caledonia on 8 November 1967.[6] He ended his international playing career with 8 A-international caps and 1 goal to his credit,[2][7] his final cap a substitute appearance in a 2–4 loss, also to New Caledonia, on 18 July 1971.[6]

Personal life

After attending Rongotai College, Bilby spent his working life in information technology. He and his wife Joy have two daughters and a son.[8]

References
  1. "Grahame Bilby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. "A-International Appearances – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  3. Wisden 1967, pp. 842–47.
  4. "Grahame Bilby". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. "Batting and Fielding in Plunket Shield 1965/66". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  6. "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  7. "A-International Scorers – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  8. Millmow, Jonathan. "On double time with dual international Bibly [sic]". Stuff. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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