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Robert Maxwell (cricketer)

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Bob Maxwell
Personal information
Full name
Robert James Maxwell
Born(1945-02-10)10 February 1945
Gore, Southland, New Zealand
Died14 October 2024(2024-10-14) (aged 79)
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1970/71Otago
1971/72–1975/76Central Otago
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 May 2016

Robert James Maxwell (10 February 1945 – 14 October 2024)[1] was a New Zealand cricketer. He played one List A match for Otago during the 1970–71 season.[2][1]

Maxwell was born at Gore in the Southland Region in 1945. He was educated at Bayfield High School in Dunedin[3] and was first selected to play cricket for the provincial under-20 side during the 1963–64 season. He played some matches for Southland during 1965–66 and made his senior provincial debut for Otago in a List A match against the touring England side at Carisbrook in February 1971. Opening the batting, he scored only two runs.[1]

Maxwell went on to play Hawke Cup and Waitaki-Tekau Trophy cricket for Central Otago between the 1971–72 and 1975–76 seasons.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Bob Maxwell, CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. ^ R Maxwell, CricInfo. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 146. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
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