| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lindsay Mervyn Crocker | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 May 1958 Taumarunui, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 May 2023 (aged 64) Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982/83–1988/89 | Northern Districts | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 August 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lindsay Mervyn Crocker (16 May 1958 – 7 May 2023) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 54 first-class matches for Northern Districts in the 1980s.[1]
Crocker scored 2,663 runs at an average of 27.45 for Northern Districts as an opening batsman. He had his most successful season in 1983–84, when he scored 588 runs at an average of 34.58, and made his highest score of 126.[2][3] After the season, he was selected to tour Zimbabwe in the Young New Zealand team in October 1984, but he had to withdraw before the tour after breaking his wrist.[4]
After his retirement, Crocker involved himself in administration. He was Auckland's chief executive for seven years and managed the national team.[5] Crocker died on 7 May 2023, at the age of 64.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lindsay Crocker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Lindsay Crocker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "Northern Districts v Otago 1983-84". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ Winston Hooper, Everest to Vettori: The ND Story, Northern Districts Cricket, Hamilton, 2006, p. 129.
- ^ "Lindsay Crocker". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Former Black Caps manager Lindsay Crocker dies". Stuff. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.