Justin Mathew Paul (born 17 November 1972) is a New Zealand former

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er. He played eight first-class and 12

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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 the 1992–93 and 1994–95 seasons.Justin Paul

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. Retrieved 21 May 2016. Paul was born at

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in 1972.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 105. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
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at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.) His father, Russell, had played for Otago age-group sides and gone on to play Hawke Cup cricket for

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, and Justin played for New Zealand national age-group sides between 1990–91 and 1992–93 as well as for

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under-20s, growing up in Timaru.Justin Paul
, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 December 2023. Paul J n
Letter to Ezra, Pt 1
The Bounce. Previously published in ''The Nightwatchman''. Retrieved 7 December 2023. He spent time on the

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ground staff in England during 1991 and played for

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's second XI and played in England for two more summers during the early 1990s.Paul J n
Letter to Ezra, Pt 2
The Bounce. Previously published in ''The Nightwatchman''. Retrieved 7 December 2023. Paul's maternal uncle,

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had played representative cricket for Otago during the 1970s as well as playing Hawke Cup matches for North Otago. Not able to gain selection for Canterbury, Paul accepted an offer to play for Otago in 1992. An

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bowler, he made his representative first-class debut for the side in November 1992, playing against

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Sunnyvale Park Sunnyvale Park is a multi-use sports venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. It is located immediately to the west of Abbotsford in Sunnyvale, near Green Island, and is bounded by Main South Road, Dunedin Southern Motorway and Abbot's Creek, a tributary ...

in Dunedin. He scored 20

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in his only innings and did not bowl in a drawn match. He went on to play for more first-class matches during the season, but from 1993–94 played more frequently in one-day matches, playing 12 List A fixtures over two seasons but only appearing in three more first-class matches. In total he took six first-class and nine List A wickets and was replaced in the Otago side ahead of the 1995–96 season. After leaving Otago Paul played club cricket for a number of years. He attended the University of Otago and captained the New Zealand Universities side. He has written for ''The Nightwatchman'' and has worked in education with adults and young people.''The Nightwatchman'', issue 32. Autumn 2020.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paul, Justin 1972 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Otago cricketers Cricketers from Dunedin