Graham Gedye
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| Full name | Sydney Graham Gedye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 May 1929 Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 August 2014 (aged 85) Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Arnold Gedye (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 98) | 21 February 1964 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 22 January 1965 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956/57–1964/65 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sydney Graham Gedye (2 May 1929 – 10 August 2014) was a
from 1956–57 to 1964–65. He was the 98th Test cap for New Zealand.Cricket career
Gedye was born in Auckland, where he went to school at Otahuhu College.[1] His father, Arnold Gedye, played two first-class matches for Wellington in the 1919–20 season.[2]
A right-handed opening batsman, Gedye made his debut for Auckland in 1956-57 and played unobtrusively for several seasons with a top score of 88[3] before coming into prominence with two centuries in the match against Central Districts in 1963–64.[4]
That performance propelled him into the New Zealand
South Africa. He made 10 and a match-saving 52 in around 70 overs in the First Test,[5] and 18 and 55 in the Third Test.[6] His 166 runs at an average of 27.66 placed him third in the New Zealanders' averages and aggregates for the series.[7]
He retained his spot in the Test team the following season after another century in a victory over Central Districts,
Gedye and
Auckland.[5]
References
- ^ Tony McCarron, New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64 – 2010, ACS, Cardiff, 2010, p. 55.
- ^ "Arnold Gedye". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ Graham Gedye batting season by season
- ^ Auckland v Central Districts 1963-64
- ^ a b c d Wisden 2015, p. 189.
- ^ Wisden 1965, pp. 839–42.
- ^ Wisden 1965, p. 821.
- ^ "Central Districts v Auckland 1964-65". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Former Kiwi cricket rep Graham Gedye dies - Sport - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 15 August 2014.