James Denis Riley (born 26 January 1948) is a former New Zealand cricketer who made 40 first-class appearances for

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and

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between 1968 and 1977. A left-handed

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who usually opened the innings, Riley scored 1,993 runs at an average of 32.14, with a highest score of 130 when he opened the batting for Auckland against

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in January 1974. He captained the

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in their annual first-class match in February 1971. In 1976–77 he and Austin Parsons put on 169 for the opening stand, which remained a record for Auckland against Otago until 2001–02; Riley made 121

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* 1948 births New Zealand cricketers Auckland cricketers Canterbury cricketers Wellington cricketers Living people Cricketers from Christchurch {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1940s-stub