Robert Geoffrey Anderson (29 March 1939 – 3 May 2020) was a New Zealand
cricket
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er. He played 16
first-class matches for
Otago
Otago (, ; mi, Ōtākou ) is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local government reg ...
between 1961 and 1965.
A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Anderson was a regular member of the Otago team for three seasons, usually opening the bowling with
Frank Cameron
Francis James Cameron (1 June 1932 – 2 January 2023) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 19 Tests for New Zealand as a fast bowler.
Cameron took three five-wicket-hauls in an innings during his Test career for New Zealand, two of them ...
. He took three wickets in an innings several times, with best figures of 3 for 29 in his last match, against
Canterbury
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in 1964–65. He was also a useful tail-end batsman, who made his highest first-class score in 1961/62 when, batting at number 10, he top-scored for Otago with 48 against
Central Districts
The Central Stags, formerly known as Central Districts, are a first-class cricket team based in central New Zealand. They are the men's representative side of the Central Districts Cricket Association. They compete in the Plunket Shield firs ...
in the 1961-62
Plunket Shield
New Zealand has had a domestic first-class cricket championship since the 1906–07 season. Since the 2009–10 season it has been known by its original name of the Plunket Shield.
History
The Plunket Shield competition was instigated in Octob ...
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Anderson was educated at
Otago Boys' High School
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, type = State secondary, day and boarding
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, streetaddress= 2 Arthur Street
, region = Dunedin
, state = Otago
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between 1953 and 1955 and was Otago
snooker
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champion in 1961. He died at
Christchurch Hospital
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on 3 May 2020.
References
1939 births
2020 deaths
New Zealand cricketers
Otago cricketers
Cricketers from Dunedin
People educated at Otago Boys' High School
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