Graeme Powell

Graeme Arthur Powell (born 2 January 1947) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played 19 first-class and 12 List A matches, all but one for the Otago cricket team between 1969–70 and 1977–78.[1] He was born at Dunedin in 1947.[2]

Graeme Powell
Personal information
Full name
Graeme Arthur Powell
Born (1947-01-02) 2 January 1947
Dunedin, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969/70–1977/78Otago
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 May 2016

Primarily a right-arm fast-medium opening bowler, Powell played for Otago under-20s in the 1966–67 Brabin Tournament. He made his first-class debut against Canterbury at Lancaster Park in January 1970 before playing for the provincial under-23 side later the same month. Later in the season he played for New Zealand under-23s, including in a first-class fixture against the touring Australians, taking the wickets of both Australian opening batsmen.[3] He made his List A debut the following season, playing for Otago against the touring England side.[lower-alpha 1][3] In total Powell took 48 first-class and 18 List A wickets, with best bowling figures of 5/45.[1]

Notes
  1. England played under the name Marylebone Cricket Club when playing non-international tour matches during this period. The team had played seven Tests in Australia before arriving in New Zealand where they played two more Test matches.

References
  1. Graeme Powell, CricInfo. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 107. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
  3. Graeme Powell, CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2023. (subscription required)


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