Cran Bull | |
Fullname: | Cranwell Leslie Bull |
Birth Date: | 19 August 1946 |
Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Role: | Batsman |
Type1: | First-class |
Debutyear1: | 1965/66 |
Lastyear1: | 1983/84 |
Type2: | List A |
Debutyear2: | 1973/74 |
Lastyear2: | 1981/82 |
Columns: | 2 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 60 |
Runs1: | 1,841 |
Bat Avg1: | 19.58 |
100S/50S1: | 1/6 |
Top Score1: | 115* |
Deliveries1: | 30 |
Wickets1: | 0 |
Bowl Avg1: | – |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | – |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 30/0 |
Column2: | List A |
Matches2: | 20 |
Runs2: | 248 |
Bat Avg2: | 13.77 |
100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
Top Score2: | 47 |
Deliveries2: | – |
Wickets2: | – |
Bowl Avg2: | – |
Fivefor2: | – |
Tenfor2: | – |
Best Bowling2: | – |
Catches/Stumpings2: | 8/0 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/36547.html Cricinfo |
Date: | 8 June |
Year: | 2017 |
Cranwell Leslie Bull (born 19 August 1946), commonly known as Cran Bull, is a New Zealand cricket administrator and former player, who played first-class cricket for Canterbury for 19 seasons.
Born in Auckland on 19 August 1946, Bull was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School from 1960 to 1964.[1] He went on to study law at the University of Canterbury, graduating LLB.[1]
Bull represented Canterbury at first-class level from 1965/66 until 1983/84, playing 60 matches in all. A right-handed batsman, he scored 1841 runs at an average of 19.58, with a high score of 115 not out. He captained Canterbury for four years.[2]
For over 30 years, Bull was a committee member at the Christchurch High School Old Boys' Cricket Club, and served terms as both secretary and president.[3] He was a member of the Canterbury Cricket Association (CCA) management committee, and was also a director and chair of the board of CCA.[3] He was an elected executive member of the New Zealand Cricket Board of Control, including a period as deputy chair.[3]
Bull became a partner at the Christchurch legal firm of Saunders & Co in 1972, having joined as a law clerk two years earlier.[2] He specialised in commercial law, and retired in December 2016.[2] He has provided legal advice to New Zealand Cricket, and was involved in reforming that body's constitution.[3]
Bull was the recipient of the Bert Sutcliffe Medal in 2012, awarded by New Zealand Cricket for outstanding services to cricket.[4]
In the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours, Bull was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to cricket.[5]