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- 21 2 25 / - 198/37 1955 - - legbreak new zealand - - right-hand bat file : eric petrie 1959.jpg eric petrie 1966 tests first-class true wicket-keeper 26 october http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38123.html cricinfo 26 october 258 2788 1955 - - 11 march - / 1 2/6 14 115 eric petrie

eric petrie

eric charlton petrie -lrb- born 22 may 1927 in ngaruawahia , waikato - died 14 august 2004 in omokoroa , bay of plenty -rrb- was a new zealand cricketer who played 14 tests for new zealand from 1955 to 1966 as a wicket-keeper .
after several years playing for waikato in the hawke cup , eric petrie made his first-class debut for auckland in 1950-51 .
he established himself in the team in 1952-53 , and was selected to tour pakistan and india with the new zealanders in 1955-56 .
he played in four of the eight tests on the tour .
he captained auckland in 1954-55 , and when the northern districts cricket team made its first-class debut in 1956-57 he was appointed captain , a position he held until the end of the 1960-61 season .
he toured england in 1958 , playing all five tests .
he was also selected for the gentlemen in the gentlemen v players match at the end of the season .
`` wisden '' noted that he was `` a neat and reliable wicket-keeper , who ... was immensely popular because of his pleasant personality '' .
he played both tests when england toured in 1958-59 , and after a gap he returned for all three tests when england toured in 1965-66 .
he retired from first-class cricket after the 1966-67 season .
he scored two first-class centuries , both against wellington , the first in 1953-54 when he opened the auckland second innings and made 151 , the other in 1959-60 when he made 136 at number five for northern districts .
his top score in tests was 55 against england in the first test in 1965-66 .
