John Guy (New Zealand cricketer)
John William Guy (born 29 August 1934) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played 12 Tests for the national team between 1955 and 1961. He currently resides in Melbourne, Australia.
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| Full name | John William Guy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 August 1934 Nelson, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 76) | 7 November 1955 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 26 December 1961 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Guy was born in Nelson on 29 August 1934,[1] and was educated at Nelson College between 1950 and 1953.[2]
Domestic career
Guy played twice for Northamptonshire in the 1958 English cricket season.
In the early 1960s he worked for Shell.[3] Following the end of his cricket career, he became a national selector and was a representative for Newbury cricket bats. Guy developed the shoulderless Excalibur bat used by fellow New Zealand cricketer Lance Cairns.[4][5]
References
- John Guy at ESPNcricinfo
- "Full school list of Nelson College, 1856–2005". Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006 (CD-ROM) (6th ed.). 2006.
- NZ Cricketer Comes to Gisborne
- Coverdale, Brydon. "The man behind Excalibur". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- Eva, B. "Kiwi Cairns' six sixes in 1983", The Sunday Age, 3 February 2013, Sport section, p. 20.
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