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Full name Robert Howard Vance
Born March 31, 1955, Wellington
Current age 53 years 190 days
Major teams New Zealand,Wellington
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relations Father - RA Vance
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
4
7
0
207
68
29.57
646
32.04
0
1
22
0
0
0
ODIs
8
8
0
248
96
31.00
481
51.55
0
1
10
3
4
0
First-class
135
230
18
6955
254*
32.80
12
36
150
4
List A
78
75
3
1607
106
22.31
1
11
33
1
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ODIs
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
135
232
4
2/18
58.00
0
0
List A
78
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Career statistics
Test debut
New Zealand v England at Wellington, Mar 3-7, 1988 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v New Zealand at Perth, Nov 24-28, 1989 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
New Zealand v England at Napier, Mar 16, 1988 scorecard
Last ODI
New Zealand v Pakistan at Wellington, Mar 8, 1989 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1976/77 - 1990/91
List A span
1976/77 - 1990/91
Profile
Bert Vance was something of a utility player - he started his career as a wicketkeeper, turned himself into an opening batsman, and latterly became a well-respected captain. A stalwart of the Wellington side for more than a decade - he made 199 appearances for them, scoring 6440 runs at 34.43 - international recognition came late in his career. He was almost 33 when picked against England in 1987-88, but he scored 43 batting at No.3 in a rain-ruined match. He played twice against Pakistan the following summer, scoring 68 at Auckland, and once more - against Australia - later that summer. He also played eight ODIs, enjoying his best form in the Sharjah Cup in 1987-88 when he scored 186 runs at 46.50 with a best of 96 - and a Man of the Match award - in the semi-final against Sri Lanka. He holds the record for the most runs conceded in a first-class over - 77 against Canterbury in 1990.
Martin Williamson
