Geoff Rabone

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Geoff Rabone New Zealand (NZ)

Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm offbreak, Legbreak
	Tests	First-class
Matches	12	82
Runs scored	562	3425
Batting average	31.22	28.30
100s/50s	1/2	3/19
Top score	107	125
Balls bowled	1385	-
Wickets	16	173
Bowling average	39.68	27.94
5 wickets in innings	1	9
10 wickets in match	-	-
Best bowling	6/68	8/66
Catches/stumpings	5/-	76/-
Test debut: 11 June 1949 Last Test: 25 March 1955 Source: [1]

Geoffrey Osborne Rabone (born 6 November 1921 in Gore, Southland, New Zealand and died 19 January 2006 in Auckland) is a former cricketer, who captained New Zealand in five Test matches between 1953/1954 and 1954/1955.

Geoff Rabone played for Wellington (1940/1941-1950/1951) and Auckland (1951/1952-1959/1960), as a right-handed batsman and as a leg-break and right-arm off-break bowler. He represented New Zealand in 12 Test matches (1949-1954/1955) and he was the South African Cricketer of the Year in 1954.

[edit] Career statistics

Test Career (New Zealand 1949-1954/1955)
- Batting and Fielding: M-12 I-20 NO-2 Runs-562 HS-107 Ave-31.22 100-1 50-2 Ct-5
- Bowling: Balls-1385 Mdns-48 Runs-635 Wkts-16 BB-6/68 Ave-39.68 5wI-1 10wM-0
First-Class Career (Overall 1940/1941-1960/1961)
- Batting and Fielding: M-82 I-135 NO-14 Runs-3425 HS-125 Ave-28.30 100-3 50-19 Ct-76
- Bowling: Balls - Mdns - Runs-4835 Wkts-173 BB-8/66 Ave-27.94 5wI-9 10wM-0