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1311 6165 2 4 / - 71 / - 1931 0 2 slow left-arm orthodox new zealand 0 12 left-hand bat giff_vivian . jpg giff vivian 1937 giff vivian in 1931 tests first-class true 29 july http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38712.html cricinfo 29 july 421 4443 1931 17 223 14 august 1/5 6/31 7 85 giff vivian

giff vivian

henry gifford vivian -lrb- born 4 november 1912 , auckland , died 12 august 1983 , auckland -rrb- was a new zealand cricketer who played in seven tests from 1931 to 1937 .
after attending mount albert grammar school in auckland , giff vivian made his first-class debut for auckland in december 1930 .
he scored 37 and 81 against canterbury .
after two more games he was selected in the new zealand team to tour england in 1931 .
a forceful left-handed middle-order batsman and left-arm spin bowler , in 25 matches on the tour he made 1002 runs at 30.36 , with centuries against oxford university -lrb- his first century , 135 out of a team total of 488 on the first day -rrb- and yorkshire -lrb- 101 on a turning wicket , with four sixes -rrb- .
he also took 64 wickets at 23.75 , with a best return of 6 for 70 against glamorgan .
still aged only 18 , he played in the second and third tests , making 51 on debut and taking four wickets in the two matches .
in the first match of the 1931-32 season he scored 165 against wellington out of an auckland total of 285 .
in the next match he took 4 for 73 and 5 for 62 against otago , and then 5 for 59 against canterbury .
he did not play in the first test against south africa later that season , but restored to the team for the second test he made 100 and 73 -lrb- top-scoring in each innings -rrb- and took four wickets .
`` the 1931-32 season , '' wrote dick brittenden , `` supported those who claimed he was new zealand 's finest cricketer . ''
he played the first test against england in 1932-33 but was injured during the match and missed the second test .
in 1933-34 he made 263 runs at 52.60 and took 9 wickets at 22.33 ; in 1934-35 , now captaining auckland , he made 343 runs at 49.00 .
in 1935-36 he took 5 for 98 and 6 for 92 , as well as scoring 60 and 19 not out , against canterbury .
he appeared in all five matches new zealand played against strong mcc touring teams in 1935-36 and 1936 -- 37 , and was again selected to tour england in 1937 , this time as vice-captain to curly page .
he scored 1118 runs at 29.42 and took 49 wickets at 36.91 , handicapped by a pulled leg muscle for much of the tour .
opening the innings , he scored 58 and 50 in the second test , and 57 in what turned out to be his last test innings in the third test , as well as taking 8 wickets in the series .
in the three matches of the 1938-39 season he scored 132 runs at 33.00 and took 21 wickets at 16.66 , including 5 for 46 against otago and 6 for 49 and 4 for 59 in his last match against wellington -lrb- match figures of 58.4-21-108-10 in an innings victory that gave auckland the plunket shield -rrb- .
he served in the artillery during the second world war , and after the war the demands of his business and the affliction of an injured back prevented his return to cricket .
however , he served as a new zealand selector for several years .
his son graham also played for new zealand .
