Jim Riley (cricketer)
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Fullname
James Denis Riley
Born26 January 1948
Christchurch, New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
1968/69Canterbury
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| Full name | James Denis Riley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 January 1948 Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1968/69 | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970/71–1971/72 | Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972/73–1976/77 | Auckland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 June 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Denis Riley (born 26 January 1948) is a former New Zealand cricketer who made 40 first-class appearances for Auckland, Wellington and Canterbury between 1968 and 1977.[1]
A left-handed batsman 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 Northern Districts in January 1974.[2] He captained the New Zealand Under-23 cricket team in their annual first-class match in February 1971.[3] 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 not out.[4][5]
