Full Name

Trevor Meale

Born

November 11, 1928, Papatoetoe, Auckland

Died

May 21, 2010, Orewa, Auckland, (aged 81y 191d)

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

A tall and technically limited left-hand opener, Trevor Meale relied on grim determination rather than natural ability to see him through. After three uninspiring seasons for Wellington, he tried his luck in England where he played club cricket for Ealing and attempted - unsuccessfully - to qualify for Kent. He was a remarkable selection for New Zealand's 1958 tour of England - he had played one game in New Zealand in the previous four years, shortly before the squad was picked. He struggled through the summer - as did the entire side, generally reckoned to be one of the worst ever to visit England - ending with 502 runs at 21.82. He played in the first and last Tests, scraping 21 runs at 5.25. He did not appear in first-class cricket again after the second of those appearances.
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Trevor Meale Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests24021105.2500100
FC32545135213027.5925-170

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests2------------
FC32-4830---0.37-000
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Debut/Last Matches of Trevor Meale

Recent Matches of Trevor Meale

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
New Zealand vs England1 & 3--21-Aug-1958The OvalTest # 458
New Zealand vs England7 & 10--05-Jun-1958BirminghamTest # 454
Wellington vs Canterbury70/022-Jan-1953WellingtonFC
Wellington vs Otago17 & 19--09-Jan-1953DunedinFC
Wellington vs Central D76 & 2--01-Jan-1953NelsonFC