Gregory Martyn Aim (4 September 1933 – 1 April 2005) was a

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cricketer who played nine

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matches for

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and

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between 1955/56 and 1962/63.Gregory Aim

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. Retrieved 2021-12-31. Aim was born in

,Greg Aim
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2021-12-31. and attended

Nelson College Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school in New Zealand. It is an all-boys school in the City of Nelson that teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it runs a private preparatory school for year 7 and 8 boys. The school also has ...

from 1946 to 1947,''Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006'', 6th edition and

Otago Boys' High School , motto_translation = "The ‘right’ learning builds a heart of oak" , type = State secondary, day and boarding , established = ; years ago , streetaddress= 2 Arthur Street , region = Dunedin , state = Otago , zipcod ...

from 1948 to 1951. He played in four first-class cricket matches for Otago in 1955/56 and five for Wellington, four in 1960/61 and a single match in 1962/63. As well as being a cricketer, Aim was active in sports and arts administration. He was at various times the CEO of the

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, executive chairman of the

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Company, deputy chair of the

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Company, a member of the management committee of the

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, and patron of the Victoria University Cricket Club. He was awarded the

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. Aim died in Wellington in 2005 aged 71.

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