Stephen Boock

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Stephen Boock

New Zealand
Personal information
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Career statistics
Tests ODIs
Matches 30 14
Runs scored 207 30
Batting average 6.27 10.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 37 12
Balls bowled 6598 700
Wickets 74 15
Bowling average 34.64 34.20
5 wickets in innings 4 0
10 wickets in match - n/a
Best bowling 7/87 3/28
Catches/stumpings 14/- 5/-

As of 4 February 2006
Source: Cricinfo

Stephen Lewis Boock (b. 20 September 1951) in Dunedin is a former cricketer who played 30 Tests and 14 One Day Internationals for New Zealand.

He was a slow left arm orthodox bowler and is one of only 6 New Zealanders to have taken over 600 first class wickets.[1] After a Test against Pakistan at Wellington in 1985 he had achieved a career high of 9th place in the PriceWaterhouseCoopers rankings for Test cricket.[2]

Boock made his Test debut at Wellington in February 1978 in a historical maiden Test victory over England. He made his first overseas tour a few months later in England and in the Test Match at Trent Bridge conceded just 29 runs in a 28 over spell which included 18 maidens and 2 wickets. In 1983-84 New Zealand won their first ever series over England and Boock took 4 for 37 at Christchurch.

The following season in a Test at Sydney he had rare success with the bat and contributed 37 runs in a New Zealand record partnership of 124.

In 1984/1985 against Pakistan at Niaz Stadium he took his career best innings figures of 7 for 87.

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