Bert Sutcliffe

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Bert Sutcliffe New Zealand (NZ)

Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling type	Slow left-arm orthodox
	Tests	First-class
Matches	42	233
Runs scored	2727	17447
Batting average	40.10	47.41
100s/50s	5/15	44/83
Top score	230*	385
Balls bowled	538	5978
Wickets	4	86
Bowling average	86.00	38.05
5 wickets in innings	0	2
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	2/38	5/19
Catches/stumpings	20/-	160/1
Test debut: 21 March 1947 Last Test: 27 May 1965 Source: Cricinfo

Bert Sutcliffe MBE (born 17 November 1923 in Ponsonby, New Zealand, died 20 April 2001 in Auckland) was a New Zealand cricketer.

Sutcliffe was one of the best left-hand bats of his era, and his batting feats on tour in 1949, which included four fifties and a century in the Tests, earned him the accolade of being one of Wisden's five cricketers of the year.

He captained New Zealand in four Tests in the early 1950s, losing three of them and drawing the other. In fact, none of Sutcliffe's 42 Tests resulted in a New Zealand victory.

After he retired from cricket he became a coach.