Derek Stirling

Derek Alexander Stirling was born 5 October, 1961 in Upper Hutt and died 13 December, 2023. He was a New Zealand cricketer who played six test matches and six one-day internationals from 1984 to 1986. He also played for Central Districts and Wellington in the Plunket Shield.[1] He was the fourth cousin to cricketer Geoff Allott.

Derek Stirling
Personal information
Born5 October 1961
Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Died13 December 2023(2023-12-13) (aged 62)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 154)16 November 1984 v Pakistan
Last Test21 August 1986 v England
ODI debut (cap 47)31 March 1984 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI7 December 1984 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1981/82–1987/88Central Districts
1988/89–1992/93Wellington
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 6 6 84 65
Runs scored 108 21 1,651 547
Batting average 15.42 7.00 21.72 14.39
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/5 0/0
Top score 26 13* 75 44
Balls bowled 902 246 11,644 2,840
Wickets 13 6 206 90
Bowling average 46.23 34.50 33.72 22.26
5 wickets in innings 0 0 5 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/88 2/29 6/75 4/10
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/– 27/– 17/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 April 2017

References

  1. "Derek Stirling Profile". ESPNcricinfo.

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