Jim Riley (cricketer)

James Denis Riley (born 26 January 1948) is a former New Zealand cricketer who made 40 first-class appearances for Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury between 1968 and 1977.[1]

Jim Riley
Personal information
Full name
James Denis Riley
Born (1948-01-26) 26 January 1948
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1968–69Canterbury
1970–71 to 1971–72Wellington
1972–73 to 1976–77Auckland
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 40 11
Runs scored 1993 221
Batting average 32.14 20.09
100s/50s 3/8 0/0
Top score 130 38
Balls bowled 16 0
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 34/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 June 2023

A left-handed batsman who usually opened the innings, Riley scored 1,993 runs at an average of 32.14, with a highest score of 130 when he opened the batting for Auckland against Northern Districts in January 1974.[2] He captained the New Zealand Under-23 cricket team in their annual first-class match in February 1971.[3] In 1976–77 he and Austin Parsons put on 169 for the opening stand, which remained a record for Auckland against Otago until 2001–02; Riley made 121 not out.[4][5]

References

  1. Jim Riley at CricketArchive
  2. "Auckland v Northern Districts 1973-74". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. "Auckland v New Zealand Under-23s 1970-71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. "Cricket: Auckland pair in record stand". NZ Herald. 20 December 2001. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  5. "Auckland v Otago 1976-77". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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