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4201 1 31 / - 2014 - right-arm medium-pace new zealand 1 right-handed ron_talbot . jpg ron talbot first-class true http://cricketarchive.com/archive/players/22/22116/22116.html cricket archive 27 february 1946 54 3/10 51 ron talbot

ron talbot

ronald osmond talbot -lrb- born 26 november 1903 , christchurch , new zealand , died 5 january 1983 , auckland -rrb- was a cricketer who played first-class cricket in new zealand from 1922-23 to 1935-36 , and toured england with the national team in 1931 .
talbot was educated at christ 's college , christchurch , where he captained the first xi cricket team and the first xv rugby team .
a middle-order batsman and medium-pace bowler , he made his first-class debut for canterbury in a plunket shield match against otago in january 1923 , aged 19 .
he scored 105 in the first innings , the highest score in the match , and after not bowling in otago 's first innings , took 3 for 38 in the second .
canterbury won by 10 wickets , won talbot 's next match as well , and finished the season champions .
in 1925-26 he took 5 for 106 in 18 overs as wellington made 494 for 9 on the first day , then made a pair when wellington dismissed canterbury cheaply twice on the second day .
he did not make a fifty between his debut match and 1929 -- 30 , when he scored 50 and 113 in a narrow loss to wellington .
in 1930-31 he scored 182 runs at 30.33 and took six wickets at 32.33 to contribute to canterbury 's victory in the plunket shield and earn himself selection in the 14-man team to tour england in 1931 .
in 24 first-class matches on the tour talbot made 759 runs at 23.71 with four fifties and a highest score of 66 , and took 17 wickets at 50.70 .
he was the only player not to appear in the tests .
early in the tour he played a part in the victory over mcc at lord 's , when he made 66 in 50 minutes , `` hitting half-volleys as if he hated them '' , and hitting one ball onto the top of the pavilion roof .
opening the batting for canterbury against auckland in the first match of the 1932-33 season he made 55 and 117 , his highest score .
he moved to otago in 1933 , playing four matches in the next three seasons with moderate success .
he also played squash , golf , bowls and athletics , and he played rugby for canterbury .
