Rodney Ernest Redmond (born 29 December 1944) is a former New Zealand international
cricket
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er. He is the father of
Aaron Redmond
Aaron James Redmond (born 23 September 1979) is a former New Zealand international cricketer. He was a member of the Otago cricket team for ten seasons. Redmond is a right-handed batsman who debuted for Canterbury in the 1999/2000 season, playin ...
.
International career
Redmond scored a century and a fifty in his only
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, against
Pakistan
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in 1972–73, giving him a Test
batting average
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of 81.50. His century included 5 successive fours off a
Majid Khan over and came at almost a run-a-ball.
He also played two
One Day International
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s. He was picked for the
1973 tour of England, but showed little form, having trouble with his
contact lenses
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, and was not chosen for the Tests.
See also
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One Test Wonder
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References
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1944 births
Living people
New Zealand cricketers
New Zealand Test cricketers
Cricketers who made a century on Test debut
Auckland cricketers
Wellington cricketers
New Zealand One Day International cricketers
Cricketers from Whangārei
North Island cricketers
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