Greg Loveridge
Greg Riaka Loveridge (born 15 January 1975) is a former cricketer who played one Test match for New Zealand in 1996.
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| Full name | Greg Riaka Loveridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 January 1975 Palmerston North, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 199) | 13 January 1996 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 13 January 1996 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994/95–2002/03 | Central Districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 April 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born in Palmerston North, Loveridge represented Central Districts in New Zealand's domestic competitions, as well as playing for Manawatu in the Hawke Cup and in England for Cambridge University.[1]
International career
Batting in the first innings of his only Test, against Zimbabwe, Loveridge fractured a knuckle and was unable to bowl.[2] Loveridge became only the sixth batsman, after Charles Bannerman, Talat Ali, Ewen Chatfield, Andy Lloyd and Sanjay Manjrekar, to retire hurt in his debut Test.[3]
After cricket
He is now the general manager of New Zealand property company Robert Jones Holdings.[4]
Loveridge has a Bachelor of Arts in history from Cambridge University and a master's in history from Massey University, completed in 2003.[5][6][7]
References
- Greg Loveridge, CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2022. (subscription required)
- A fairytale beginning, CricInfo. Accessed 15 January 2011.
- Sengupta, Arunabha. "Sanjay Manjrekar: The blade of his bat was the face of perfection". Cricket Country. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- Coverdale, Brydon. "The legspinner who never bowled". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- "Our People | Robt. Jones Holdings Limited". rjholdings.co.nz. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- Loveridge, Greg (2003). The Gilfillan killings : narrative, marginality and the strangeness of the colonial past (Masters thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/6228.
- "LOVERIDGE, Greg". NBR | The Authority since 1970. Retrieved 9 April 2023.