Bryan Andrews (born 4 April 1945) is a New Zealand former

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er who played in two

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during the 1973–74 season. Later he was a member of the

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cricket commentary team, and served as President of the Auctioneers Association of New Zealand.

Cricket career

Andrews was born in

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in 1945.Bryan Andrews
CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2021. He began his

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career with

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in 1963–64, moved to

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during the 1966–67 season, and later moved to

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, where he played from 1970–71 to 1973–74. He was considered a surprise choice to tour Australia with New Zealand in 1973–74, but after taking a

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in the final warm-up match against

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was selected for the first Test of the series. He opened the bowling with

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but failed to take a wicket. After taking just two wickets in the second Test, he was replaced by

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for the final Test of the series.Wilkins, Phil (1975
New Zealand in Australia, 1973–74
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'' 1975, pp. 930–943. Retrieved 31 December 2021. After playing for Otago against the touring Australians a few weeks later he played no further first-class cricket. He played for New Zealand three times in the

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: in 1971–72, 1972–73 (when New Zealand won) and 1973–74. His best first-class bowling figures were seven wickets for 37 runs taken for Central Districts against Otago in 1969–70. He was the leading bowler in the

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that season with 28 wickets taken at a

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of 15.96. He also played for Wanganui in the

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from 1967 to 1970.

Later life

Andrews was a member of the

cricket commentary team for many years and worked as an auctioneer. For seven years until 2013 he served as President of the Auctioneers Association of New Zealand. He was awarded the

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in 2015 for his community and charitable work, notably in organising and conducting charity auctions. He is an executive board member of the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrews, Bryan 1945 births Living people New Zealand Test cricketers New Zealand cricketers Canterbury cricketers Central Districts cricketers Otago cricketers New Zealand cricket commentators New Zealand auctioneers Recipients of the Queen's Service Medal North Island cricketers