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Greg Loveridge

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Greg Loveridge
Personal information
Full name
Greg Riaka Loveridge
Born (1975-01-15) 15 January 1975 (age 49)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 199)13 January 1996 v Zimbabwe
Last Test13 January 1996 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1994/95–2002/03Central Districts
1998–1999Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 1 29 25
Runs scored 4 935 326
Batting average 23.37 17.15
100s/50s 0/0 1/2 0/2
Top score 4* 126 54
Balls bowled 4,267 811
Wickets 46 21
Bowling average 53.23 29.00
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/59 4/25
Catches/stumpings 0/– 17/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 April 2017

Greg Riaka Loveridge (born 15 January 1975) is a former cricketer who played one Test match for New Zealand in 1996.

Born in Palmerston North, Loveridge represented Central Districts in New Zealand's domestic competitions, as well as playing for Manawatu in the Hawke Cup and in England for Cambridge University.[1]

International career

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Batting in the first innings of his only Test, against Zimbabwe, Loveridge fractured a knuckle and was unable to bowl.[2] Loveridge became only the sixth batsman, after Charles Bannerman, Talat Ali, Ewen Chatfield, Andy Lloyd and Sanjay Manjrekar, to retire hurt in his debut Test.[3]

After cricket

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He is now the general manager of New Zealand property company Robert Jones Holdings.[4]

Loveridge has a Bachelor of Arts in history from Cambridge University and a master's in history from Massey University, completed in 2003.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Greg Loveridge, CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2022. (subscription required)
  2. ^ A fairytale beginning, CricInfo. Accessed 15 January 2011.
  3. ^ Sengupta, Arunabha. "Sanjay Manjrekar: The blade of his bat was the face of perfection". Cricket Country. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. ^ Coverdale, Brydon. "The legspinner who never bowled". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Our People | Robt. Jones Holdings Limited". rjholdings.co.nz. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  6. ^ Loveridge, Greg (2003). The Gilfillan killings : narrative, marginality and the strangeness of the colonial past (Masters thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/6228.
  7. ^ "LOVERIDGE, Greg". NBR | The Authority since 1970. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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