Grahame Bilby

Grahame Paul Bilby (born 7 May 1941 in Wellington) is a former cricketer and association football player who represented both the Black Caps and the All Whites.[1][2]

Grahame Bilby
Personal information
Full name Grahame Paul Bilby
Date of birth (1941-05-07) 7 May 1941
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
ante 1964–1970 Seatoun
1971–? Wellington City
National team
1967–1971 New Zealand 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Grahame Bilby
Cricket information
BattingRight-hand bat
Bowling–
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 110)25 February 1966 v England
Last Test4 March 1966 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class LA
Matches 2 57 10
Runs scored 55 2,936 206
Batting average 13.75 32.62 25.75
100s/50s 0/0 3/15 0/0
Top score 28 161 38
Balls bowled – 126 7
Wickets – 1 2
Bowling average – 34.00 2.00
5 wickets in innings – 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0
Best bowling – 1/2 2/4
Catches/stumpings 3/- 55/- 3/-
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017

Cricket career

Bilby played in two Tests against the English cricket team, in Christchurch and Dunedin in 1965–66. Both Tests were drawn. As a Test opener, Bilby was fairly unspectacular, making 28 and 3 in the first Test and 3 and 21 in the second, giving himself a career batting average of 13.75. He was caught behind in three of those dismissals and caught once. He took three catches in those matches also.[1]

Bilby also played for Wellington, with whom he made 161 against Otago earlier in the 1965–66 season and which probably earned him his Test debut. In his first-class career he played in 57 matches, with a respectable 32.62 average, and which included 3 centuries and 15 fifties.

With a career spanning 1962–63 to 1975–76, he was named New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year in 1974.[1]

Football career

Bilby made his full All Whites debut in a 0–4 loss to New Caledonia on 8 November 1967[3] and ended his international playing career with 8 A-international caps and 1 goal to his credit,[2][4] his final cap a substitute appearance in a 2–4 loss, also to New Caledonia, on 18 July 1971.[3]

Personal life

After attending Rongotai College, Bilby spent his working life in information technology. He and his wife Joy have two daughters and a son.[5]

References
  1. "Grahame Bilby". CricketArchive.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  2. "A-International Appearances – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  3. "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  4. "A-International Scorers – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  5. Millmow, Jonathan. "On double time with dual international Bibly [sic]". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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