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Gavin Larsen

New Zealand

Player profile

Full name Gavin Rolf Larsen
Born September 27, 1962, Wellington
Current age 46 years 10 days
Major teams New Zealand, Wellington
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 8 13 4 127 26* 14.11 495 25.65 0 0 17 0 5 0
ODIs 121 70 27 629 37 14.62 970 64.84 0 0 29 9 23 0
First-class 103 157 35 3491 161 28.61 2 17 70 0
List A 229 157 48 1981 66 18.17 0 2 59 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 8 14 1967 689 24 3/57 5/88 28.70 2.10 81.9 0 0 0
ODIs 121 119 6368 4000 113 4/24 4/24 35.39 3.76 56.3 1 0 0
First-class 103 12765 4622 156 6/37 29.62 2.17 81.8 5 0
List A 229 12061 6882 227 5/30 5/30 30.31 3.42 53.1 4 1 0

Career statistics
Test debut England v New Zealand at Nottingham, Jun 2-6, 1994 scorecard
Last Test West Indies v New Zealand at St John's, Apr 27-May 2, 1996 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut New Zealand v India at Dunedin, Mar 1, 1990 scorecard
Last ODI New Zealand v Pakistan at Manchester, Jun 16, 1999 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span 1984/85 - 1998/99
List A span 1984/85 - 1999

 Profile

[1999-2000 Season] The name of Gavin Larsen is synonymous with one-day internationals in New Zealand having played 121 matches and been a part of three consecutive World Cup teams. 'The Postman' (he always delivers) has built a reputation as a miserly one-day bowler regularly conceding the least runs per over. Larsen played in eight 1999 World Cup games taking six wickets and having the best economy rate of the New Zealand bowlers with 3.46 rpo. However in the past two seasons opposition batsmen have targeted Larsen, charging down the wicket in a bid to counter his accurate medium-paced deliveries. His RPO has slipped a little but the counter balance has been more wickets. At 37 years of age Larsen is one of only a dozen players in their '30s in the New Zealand game. To the disappointment of many New Zealand supporters he announced his retirement in October, 1999.

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Dec 4, 2002

Tendulkar is interviewed by Gavin Larsen after receiving the man of the match award. Super Max International: New Zealand v India at Christchurch, 4 Dec 2002
Tendulkar is interviewed by Gavin Larsen after receiving the man of the match award. Super Max International: New Zealand v India at Christchurch, 4 Dec 2002
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Feb 25, 2002

Larsen with members of the Shadow XI. 4th ODI: New Zealand v England at Auckland, 23 Feb 2002
Larsen with members of the Shadow XI. 4th ODI: New Zealand v England at Auckland, 23 Feb 2002
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Dec 22, 2001

Mashud is interviewed by Gavin Larsen at the end of the match. 1st Test: New Zealand v Bangladesh at Hamilton, 18-22 Dec 2001
Mashud is interviewed by Gavin Larsen at the end of the match. 1st Test: New Zealand v Bangladesh at Hamilton, 18-22 Dec 2001
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